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Court approves $8,000 for county homecoming from community‑events budget
Summary
Spencer County Fiscal Court approved an $8,000 appropriation to support the county homecoming event, citing a community events budget line and large anticipated attendance (organizers estimated 3,000–5,000 people).
An organizer requested $8,000 to support the county homecoming and described one‑day attendance estimates of ‘‘3 to 5,000 people.’’ The chair noted the county opened the fiscal year with a $15,000 community‑events line and moved to allocate $8,000 to the homecoming; the court approved the appropriation by voice vote.
The chair said smaller recurring events such as Oktoberfest and Christmas‑on‑Main typically cost $2,000–$4,000 and that the homecoming’s scale warranted the larger appropriation. Commissioners thanked event volunteers and asked staff to track expenditures against the community‑events budget line.
