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Saline mayor says arts, culture crucial

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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The arts are even more critical in these difficult times, and the Mayor of Saline is willing to go to bat for them.

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Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell has studied what makes her city tick for more than a decade.

She has attended seminars and workshops on how to keep a city like Saline healthy, vigorous and growing.

One of the few ingredients she found Saline was missing was a vehicle to help drive the arts and culture in the community.

On Monday, Driskell asked City Council to fuel this passion by establishing the new Saline Culture and Arts Committee. Council members voted to support the launch and volunteers are being sought to fill the new mayor-appointed positions.

"I have talked about the importance of this type of organization, recognizing its contribution to the overall economic development of Saline," she said.

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