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Council agrees to review proposal for $125,000 water-credit allotments for three nonprofits
Summary
Council moved to the conference agenda a proposal to provide a $125,000 water-credit to each of three local nonprofits—the Salvation Army, the homeless shelter, and the Fourteenth Street Community Center—after mixed debate about need, eligibility and process.
The Portsmouth City Council on Feb. 10 agreed to move to the conference agenda a proposal that would provide a water-credit—presented as $125,000 each—to three local nonprofits: the Salvation Army, the city’s homeless shelter and the Fourteenth Street Community Center.
Councilman Dunn introduced the idea as a way to support organizations that serve vulnerable residents without creating a one-time cash outlay. He said the credit would be similar to the arrangement proposed for a splash pad project and could be structured…
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