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Council restores funding for violence‑interruption services in Cedar Riverside and Elliott Park; asks to re‑solicit contract for North Side coverage
Summary
After debate about data and service continuity, the council voted to fund violence interrupter services for Cedar Riverside and Elliott Park and to ask the administration to re‑solicit a contract to ensure coverage on the North Side (Zone 2). The measures use one‑time public‑safety aid funds and drew divided but ultimately supportive votes.
The Minneapolis City Council moved March 27 to keep violence‑interruption services in Cedar Riverside and Elliott Park and to ask the administration to re‑solicit a contract to ensure North Side coverage.
Councilmember Osman introduced a revised resolution to allocate a one‑time $650,000 from the city’s public safety aid balance to preserve violence‑interruption services in Cedar Riverside and Elliott Park. Osman said the services had helped lower incidents in those neighborhoods and that removing them would risk reversing progress. “Why are we stepping back from progress that we have made?” Osman asked. “We invested. Area is…
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