Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jun 26, 2013) — The Buffalo City Tourism Foundation Executive Board has approved a $6,000 grant request from James River Rodeo to replace the old wood decking and seating at the rodeo arena next to the Stutsman County Fairgrounds.

A proposal from Koble Contracting, of Jamestown, is for $4,158 for materials and a labor estimate of $3,900 to $5,200, with total estimated cost range of $8,056 to $9,356.

The board recommended that the Jamestown City Council distribute $63,912 from the Capital Construction Fund for 2014, as recommended by the Council’s Site Advisory Committee.

The National Buffalo Museum would receive $27,207 for outdoor seating for the observation deck, two sets of viewing binoculars and improvements to the south pasture corral facility for the buffalo.

Frontier Village would use $36,240 to build an exhibition gallery of famous people from the Old West.

Included would be a performance stage for an audience of 34 to 40 people.

Also, Fort Seward would receive $465 to buy signs to identify fossils and rocks along the viewing wall on the south edge of the property.

The City Council will have final decision on the fund distribution.