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Fort Worth Passes Budget, Cuts Arts Council
Date: 9/18/2012 By Chris Van Horne
After impassioned pleas from the arts community, the City of Fort Worth passed its budget this morning, which included a major cut to the Fort Worth Arts Council...
Arts supporters were armed with t-shirts and pleas to the council again on Tuesday. The arts council funds local theaters, shows and arts organizations, including helping the Fort Worth Opera.
"But if the city stops supporting them, they'll no longer be able to generate tax revenue and make the city attractive to business, tourists and even our citizens," said Fort Worth Opera general director Darren Woods.
The arts community says its taken its fair share of cuts in recent years and contributes too much to the local economy to keep being cut. A recent analysis shows the arts and culture bring the city around $80 million a year.
--Chris Van Horne, NBC DFW
Read the full article by NBC DFW here.
Date: 9/18/2012 By Chris Van Horne
After impassioned pleas from the arts community, the City of Fort Worth passed its budget this morning, which included a major cut to the Fort Worth Arts Council...
Arts supporters were armed with t-shirts and pleas to the council again on Tuesday. The arts council funds local theaters, shows and arts organizations, including helping the Fort Worth Opera.
"But if the city stops supporting them, they'll no longer be able to generate tax revenue and make the city attractive to business, tourists and even our citizens," said Fort Worth Opera general director Darren Woods.
The arts community says its taken its fair share of cuts in recent years and contributes too much to the local economy to keep being cut. A recent analysis shows the arts and culture bring the city around $80 million a year.
--Chris Van Horne, NBC DFW
Read the full article by NBC DFW here.
