Mayor Bruce and Mayor Pro-tem Rob brought it home yesterday at our DOLA hearing for our $600,000 grant request.  As we described our fundraising campaign, Bruce and Rob unrolled our enlarged stock certificate.  They described the multi-facet role of the Armory and really made a connection with the committee.  Jerry Gray submitted a letter stressing the Armory’s importance as a community shelter which broadened and deepened our “critical need” requirement perfectly.

The committee was very impressed with the community’s commitment, ingenuity, frugalness and one committee member even suggested we needed more money (we wish!).  The entire hearing ended when the 12 member committee simultaneously opened their copies of the Silver World to read the Armory article and look at the pledge donation ad. (it was a great photo op) The Lake City Team scored. We should hear in the next few weeks.

Thanks so much to the “Friends of the Armory” who helped us get the pledges to impress the committee: Kristie Borchers, Dan Murphy, Nancy Zeller, Ben Hake, Michael Murphy, Jud Hollingsworth and Sandy Hines.

Also thanks to Schuyler Denham, Angela Hollingsworth, Russ Brown and all our pledge donors. This is truly an amazing community and I feel so much gratitude to be a part of your vision.

The Board of Trustees will meet in a Special Meeting for the purpose of reviewing the Town's 2014 budget health and receiving training as to how to "track the budget" on Tuesday, July 15 at 5:30 pm at the Coursey Annex located at 311 N. Henson Street.  Public invited, no comments taken.

The Board of Trustees of the Town of Lake City will meet in a Workshop and Regular Meeting on Wednesday, July 16th  at the Coursey Annex located at 311 N. Henson Street. The Workshop is focused on budget and is  scheduled for 6 pm and the regular meeting is scheduled for 7pm. and includes discussion on various business matters.

Review both packets here:

July 15 Special Budget Workshop
July 16 BOT Workshop and Regular Meeting Packet