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Pequot Lakes board accepts $356,598.20 in district grants and $7,602.65 in student-activity donations
Summary
The board unanimously accepted a package of district-account donations totaling $356,598.20 — led by a $327,429 COPS grant for safety projects and a $5,000 OSHA grant for bus cameras — plus $7,602.65 for student activity funds.
The Pequot Lakes School Board adopted a resolution accepting multiple donations and grants at its Jan. 27 meeting. The minutes list district-account donations totaling $356,598.20 for January and student-activity donations totaling $7,602.65.
District-account highlights recorded in the minutes include an OSHA workplace-safety grant of $5,000 for bus cameras and a U.S. Department of Justice COPS grant of $327,429 for safety projects. Other listed donations include grants and gifts from Five Wings Arts Council ($3,200), Pelican Lake Association ($2,500) and contributions from school booster clubs for athletics and trips. Student-activity fund donors include Patriot Activities Club ($1,800) and Ideal Community Service Organization ($2,000) among others. The minutes record the motion as seconded and the following members voting in favor: Kim Bolz-Andolshek, Mariah Hines, Pamela Johnson, Dena Moody, Ross Nelson and Amy Sjoblad; none voted against and the resolution was adopted.
The minutes include a table of donors, designated purposes and amounts; the recorded January totals are $356,598.20 for district accounts and $7,602.65 for student-activity funds. The board's acceptance of the funds is recorded by resolution; no conditions or restrictions beyond the stated designated purposes appear in the minutes.
