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Commission approves $600 from education fund for Muster Field interpretive signs
Summary
After reporting that six QR-coded interpretive signs were installed at the Muster Field and yielded positive public response, the commission voted to authorize up to $600 from the Conservation Education Fund to pay for signs and related expenses.
Commissioners reported that the two-year muster-field signs project — installed in coordination with the Historical Society — included informational panels with QR codes that link to site content. One commissioner said the signs and QR codes were well received during a recent event and that six signs are already placed; staff offered to track QR hits to support the educational expenditure.
A motion to authorize up to $600 from the Conservation Education Fund to pay for muster-field signage and associated expenses was moved and seconded; the roll was called by voice and the motion passed (voice vote reported as 7-0-0). Commissioners suggested using the existing education fund rather than the maintenance or equipment budget because the signs carry interpretive and outreach value. "I'll make the motion that we use the education fund to pay for these signs," a commissioner said before the vote.
