Abbotsford council has approved funding requests from eight agencies, and has deferred a decision on one for Ledgeview Golf and Country Club.
Six of the agencies received the same amount as last year, except for MSA Museum Society, which is up $25,000 from 2011, and Abbotsford Restorative Justice, which received $20,000 more than last year.
Ledgeview is seeking $250,000 in funding, and the matter will be considered at the council meeting on March 5.
Funding requests were approved for:
• Agrifair – $90,000;
• Abbotsford Arts Council – $18,000;
• The Reach Gallery Museum – $625,000;
• Elizabeth's Wildlife Center – $14,000;
• MSA Museum Society – $75,000;
• Restorative Justice – $120,000;
• Tourism Abbotsford – $70,000; and
• Abbotsford Youth Commission – $195,000.