Trustees approve building-improvement and spring tourism grants totaling about $85,700

Village Trustees approved several grant awards April 1, 2024, including two building-improvement grants recommended by the Business District Commission and a spring tourism grant round shown in the meeting packet as totaling $85,700 in approvals.

The Village Administrator said the Business District Commission approved two building-improvement grants: one to "G and D Integrated" for replacement of a sign and for design and engineering, and one to Tiki Pool and Spas for $10,000 to paint the building exterior, replace shutters and windows, replace gable siding and a door. The administrator stated a combined amount "up to 10 or 15,000" for the two grants; the meeting record is ambiguous on the precise combined total for those two awards.

On the tourism grants, the administrator presented the spring round and noted the packet lists $85,700 in approvals. A trustee questioned a $16,000 award listed for girls' and boys' baseball/softball; the administrator clarified organizations can receive up to $20,000 per organization in a year and that multiple tournaments were the reason for a higher award. Trustees moved, seconded and approved the grants by roll-call vote.

The meeting record does not cite the specific application materials or grant agreement language; funding sources were not specified in the discussion. The packet total for tourism grants is recorded as $85,700 in the meeting materials.