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PRESS RELEASE
Three Downtown Lake Worth Organizations to Receive Grant Funds from Florida Legislature
LAKE WORTH, FL. — Over $375,000 in grant funds have been appropriated by the Florida Legislature to three reputable downtown Lake Worth organizations. These funds were recently approved by Governor Rick Scott as part of Florida’s 2014-2015 final budget. The funds will be made available through the State’s Division of Cultural Affairs (www.florida-arts.org).
The three recipients of the grant funds are the Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), the Lake Worth Playhouse and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.
The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County and the Lake Worth Playhouse will be receiving $150,000 and $75,000, respectively, which will be used for their general program support.
The Lake Worth CRA was granted $150,000 to be used towards facility renovation of the former Shuffleboard Court building located at 1121 Lucerne Avenue in downtown Lake Worth. Renovations include interior demolition, new lighting, new fire suppression system, new artist workstations, new floors & walls and removal of the acoustical drop ceilings. These physical renovations are being made to help retain a local arts organization which is using the facility for artist workshops, classes and gallery space. Earlier this year, the Armory Art Center entered into a one year lease agreement to use this building for classes and exhibitions. Renovations of the building are expected to begin in late 2014 and be completed by summer 2015.
In addition, the Lake Worth CRA was granted $1,600 in seed money to be used for specific cultural projects. Funds from this grant will purchase high definition film equipment which will be used at a new outdoor film series taking place in downtown Lake Worth in 2014.
The CRA would like to thank the Florida Legislature for sharing the vision of making Lake Worth the center of the arts community in Palm Beach County.
For more information about the Lake Worth CRA, please visit: lakeworthcra.org or lakewortharts.com or call (561) 493-2550.
5 comments:
I know I must be dreaming, not only did you say something good about Lake Worth, you also said something positive about the CRA. Are you feeling alright?
I posted the CRA's press release, anonymous. You can read that as a positive but it's news.
I'm the one who wants to see CRA ROI!
Return on Investment! How much do they take in salaries and benefits and what have they done with the rest of the money? Every time our elected TAKE FED GRANT MONEY it's PRINTED out of thin air and MAKES EVERY DOLLAR IN OUR POCKETS WORTH LESS!
Lady, you need help. And don't spew and twist the constitution to co-inside your opinions. You're a grown up. Get it?
Weetha is correct about the money. We are running our country on "thin air." We are owned by China at the moment unless, of course, we print more money to pay the staggering debt and to award more "grants" to state and local governments that are all going broke too. Have you ever wondered why money is pretty much worth only the paper it's printed on right now? Just take a look at the national debt. Take a look at the insanity. "Grown-ups' are people who look at the issues and tell the truth and come up with solutions, like balancing the budget and cutting spending. We are a bankrupt nation and a bankrupt city.
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