A&P Commission awards over $160,000 during spring 2013 funding meeting
The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission awarded over $160,000 to help fund 15 projects during its regular spring special funding discussion Monday afternoon.
The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission awarded over $160,000 to help fund 15 projects during its regular spring special funding discussion Monday afternoon.
The spring 2013 Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission funding requests are in and organizers are seeking a total of $261,861 for 16 planned events or projects.
A&P collections reported in February were $213,526, a 6.2 percent increase over the same month in 2012.
The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission on Monday chose Hannah Withers and Bobby Ferrell to replace two outgoing commissioners.
Commissioners tabled their appointment of applicants to replace outgoing commissioners Bob Davis and Maudie Schmitt on Monday.
Advertising and Promotion commissioners approved plans on Monday to help fund Walton Arts Center renovations and a regional park in southwest Fayetteville.
The sixteen applicants vying for seats on the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission will have to wait another month to find out if they’ve been chosen to fill two upcoming vacancies.
Fayetteville’s hotel, motel and restaurant (HMR) tax receipts had a second good month this year. A&P collections reported in February were $187,562, a 5.2 percent increase over the same month[...]
The soon-to-be-open seats belong to commissioners Maudie Schmitt and Bob Davis, whose terms expire at the end of March.
Fayetteville’s hotel, motel and restaurant (HMR) tax receipts began the new year on a positive note.
Walton Arts Center officials will have to wait at least another month for a decision on a plan that would help fund an expansion of the arts center’s Dickson Street facility.
A plan to help the Walton Arts Center expand its Dickson Street facility has grown to include funding for a 200-acre regional park and a possible permanent home for the Arkansas Music Pavilion.
A&P receipts reported in December were $208,518, a 3.2-percent increase over the same month last year.
A roundup of highlights and action taken during the commission’s regular monthly meeting on Jan. 14, 2013.
A decision on whether to give $8.5 million to the Walton Arts Center will likely be delayed.
City Council members will consider a plan to survey Fayetteville citizens on how best to use funds from a possible extension of bonds used to finance the Fayetteville Town Center.
The Walton Arts Center is asking the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission to foot nearly half the bill for a planned facelift and expansion of its Dickson Street campus.
Fayetteville’s hotel, motel and restaurant (HMR) tax receipts saw another increase this month, but the record-setting trend that began in December 2011 has stalled.
The audit is being required by a new city policy and will be the first formal end-of-year financial audit in the commission’s 35-year history.
Dickson Street Inn manager Hannah Mills resigned from her position on Monday after nearly two years of service as a member of the volunteer group. Her resignation is effective immediately.
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