On a 3 to 2 vote, the Washington County Board of Supervisors approved supporting the new Washington High School Auditorium project. The board approved committing $15,000 to the project, which the City of Washington also agreed to, so that the committee could submit a Vision Iowa Grant application which may bring more than $1 million to the project.

The total project cost is $7 million and approximately $4.6M has been raised so far. The committee may seek a bond referendum this spring for the remaining funds.