PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County Legislature has awarded $80,000 in Tobacco Settlement Funding to 13 local organizations and entities.
“We’re always choosing who gets money and who doesn’t or we try to give everybody a little or whatever,” Legislature Chairman Mark Henry said during their last Finance Committee meeting May 3.
“Every year, we’re faced with really good requests.”
During their meeting, the legislature reviewed several applications for about an hour before eventually deciding to award the following:
• American Legion Post 1619: $8,000 toward construction of a press box and concession stand
• Town of Schuyler Falls: $8,000 toward a splash pad
• Champlain Valley Quilters’ Guild: $4,000 toward Quilt Show Expenses
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