||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLANDS MAKERS GUILD |||


County Council has passed the new Cultural Access Initiative that will invest 1/10th of 1% of sales tax in valuable programs that enrich all ages of our community, across all islands in the San Juans.

This initiative creates a fund of aprox. $800,000 a year for classroom, community, and organization services – and will serve as a base fund that attracts matching funding and services. With visitor purchases providing a large portion of this funding, it is an excellent resource to enrich our local community, at minimal local cost.

Thank you to Manny Cawaling at INSPIRE WA for helping develop this at the state wide level, and cheers to San Juan as the FIRST rural county to bring it to life!

Special thanks to Councilmembers Wolfe and Minney for their support, and to the dozens of organizations who have championed this initiative.

Creativity, Innovation, and Wonder ahead!!


 

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