Museum asks for higher appropriation; Chamber seeks larger grant and temporary Fire Station use

May 19, 2026

The Grant County Museum requested $135,961 for 2027 (a 10.7% increase to cover property insurance). The Chamber asked for $25,000 for 2027 and got permission to use the Fire Station June 19–24; the appropriation request was tabled.

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Ginger Anthony and Beth Mathes presented the Museum's 2027 appropriation request of $135,961, which the minutes say is a 10.70% increase from the prior year due to including property insurance on the building. The Commissioners approved the county's 2025 inventory during the same segment.

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