With little fanfare, the Summit County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt the recommendations of its Recreational Arts & Parks (RAP) tax advisory committee, doling out $640,000 to 21 nonprofit agencies including KPCW radio.

Last month, The Salt Lake Tribune reported that General Manager Blair Feulner and his wife, Susan, were paid about $700,000 in salaries during a three-year period from 2001 to 2003.

The Feulners also were given a one-time payment of $895,000 in 2004 after KPCW sold a Coalville radio-broadcast license.

Susan Feulner has since retired. In a recent interview, Blair Feulner said that his salary was based on his dual positions of general manager of KPCW and its Salt Lake City sister station, KCPW.

But Summit County Commissioner Ken Woolstenhulme, who had earlier raised an alarm, said Wednesday that KPCW's grant application was in line with the goals of the RAP program.

The station applied for $86,450 for community and cultural programming. The commission voted to grant KPCW $46,350 as was recommended by the advisory committee.

“We couldn't deny the grant application based on remuneration that Mr. Feulner and his wife got,” Woolstenhulme said.

Traditionally, the commission has followed the recommendation of the advisory committee, said Commissioner Sally Elliot.

“We did exactly what the committee suggested,” she said. “The committee didn't want to change its recommendation.”

In an interview, committee Chairman Tom Fey said that KPCW's grant was specific for cultural and community programming, including Spanish-language shows.

He said the radio station makes a significant contribution to the Summit County community. Its application merited funding.

Last year, the radio station received $36,750 in RAP funds.

RAP funds are generated by a portion of countywide sales tax.