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Ocala staff warn vacant‑storefront mural funds at risk as Main Street waits on additional support
Summary
City staff told commissioners the Ocala Main Street vacant‑storefront mural program has not received expected additional fine‑arts funding, putting a $1,000 reserved grant and the open-call timeline at risk of expiring if there is no update by October.
Staff reported that Ocala Main Street’s vacant‑storefront mural program has not received additional funding from the fine‑arts source it expected, meaning the group must scale back the number of properties and may not meet the program’s timeline.
Emily said the open call originally scheduled for last fall did not happen and added that if the commission does not receive an update by the October meeting the $1,000 set aside will be treated as an expiring grant; no funds have been dispersed to date. Commissioners discussed whether an amended or new application would be required if the project proceeds and whether unspent funds will carry over; staff said unspent funds do roll over but timing affects which fiscal year the expenditure counts against.
