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<B>Money for arts groups, already tight, likely to get tighter</B><BR>By Charles Passy, Palm Beach Post Arts Writer<P><BR>Having already seen their county grants cut by 10 percent this fiscal year, Palm Beach County arts groups are bracing themselves for another reduction. And officials warn the worst could be yet to come. <P>Charles Lehmann, director of the Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council, said Thursday that this year's grant fund for cultural groups will probably have to take another 10 percent hit, bringing it down to about $2.1 million, its lowest level since 1998. <P>Blame it on the decline in tourist revenue since the recession and the events of Sept. 11, Lehmann said. <P><A HREF="http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/today/local_news_c305fe08e22822c600d5.html" TARGET=_blank><B>click for more</B></A>
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