The money has to be spent on projects and programs through December 2024, and under specific guidelines.
A survey asked attendees to rate a list of possible project categories in order of importance, and included an opportunity to write their specific project ideas.
While Coogan opened up the public forum Monday, he left soon after for a School Committee meeting. He said he watched a video of the meeting and reviewed the surveys.
Patrick Norton, executive director of the Narrows Center for the Arts and a member of the Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition, lobbied for arts funding in Fall River. He said one would be hard-pressed to find any other industry that was hit harder during the pandemic than the arts and cultural industry, which he said also affects economic development.
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