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Pensacola council renews after‑school partnership with Escambia Children’s Trust over 6‑1 vote
Summary
On March 27 the Pensacola City Council voted 6‑1 to renew a year‑three agreement with Escambia Children’s Trust to fund free after‑school programming at city resource centers. Council debate centered on program measurement, local control and the trust’s governance; one member opposed the renewal.
Pensacola — The Pensacola City Council voted 6‑1 on March 27 to renew a year‑three agreement with the Escambia Children’s Trust (ECT) to fund free after‑school programming at city resource centers. The council also adopted supplemental budget resolution 2025‑13 to put the funding into the city budget. The mayor was authorized to execute and administer the agreement under the powers granted by the city charter.
Council members, the city’s Parks & Recreation staff and ECT representatives described the renewed contract as an extension of an existing partnership that the city says has expanded curriculum and attendance at city resource centers. Tanya Byrd, assistant director of Parks and Recreation, told the council the program has served 270 individual children since August…
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