Ellis gets additional $500,000 from state

As part of the final state budget approval Tuesday night, the Marty Stuart Museum will get $500,000 to complete the Ellis.

HB 1353 in the final report of the Conference Committee includes this item:

“To assist the Marty Stuart Congress of Country Music Museum in paying the costs associated with the completion of the Ellis Theatre $500,000.”

Legislators created a new Local Improvement Projects Fund with $201,500,000 this year and the Ellis funding is part of that.

In addition:

• $150,000 for the Sheriff’s Department for motor vehicles.

• $1 million for county transition to MSWIN system.

• $250,000 for hospital ambulance service.

"Thank you to our local legislators for the much-needed help with patrol vehicles," Sheriff Eric Clark said in a Facebook post. "This along with the 3 the Board of Supervisors approved will get the Sheriff’s Office out of critical need of patrol units."

See the April  13 Democrat for details.