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Council hears introductions on riverfront budget amendments and $100,000 Grambling allocation; public seeks clarity on funding and services
Summary
City staff introduced a riverfront budget amendment (Ordinance 68) and a separate proposed $100,000 agreement with Grambling State University (Resolution 89); a resident asked for clarity on sources, architectural-service payments and HUD funding changes.
City staff introduced two related agenda items that prompted public questions about funding sources and how prior grant designations were being used.
The city introduced Resolution 89, described as an agreement to donate $100,000 to Grambling State University toward a football event, and Ordinance 68, which amends the riverfront budget to appropriate approximately $735,000 in additional dollars to the riverfront fund balance. Both items were presented for introduction and were not adopted at the meeting.
John Glover, a resident, told the council he had reviewed materials and wanted clearer explanations of the funding language for those items. Glover said the December 2024…
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