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Public hearing: Arcadia Project and Talking Book Center urge one-time city support during FY26 budget review
Summary
Speakers at the FY26 budget public hearing asked council for one-time support to help unlock larger grants and to sustain local services: Arcadia Project requested $30,000 to preserve a $1.6 million state grant, and the Talking Book Center asked council to maintain a proposed $4,000 allotment.
During the April 10 public hearing on the proposed FY26 budget, several citizens asked council to use one-time or discretionary funds to support outside agencies and cultural projects that did not receive allocations in the proposed budget.
Elizabeth Respus, president of the Arcadia Project board, asked council to include a $30,000 appropriation in the FY26 budget to help the nonprofit leverage a $1,600,000 state ARPA grant she said must be spent by the end of 2026. "Your approval of our $30,000 request will serve as a strong indication to others that you recognize…
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