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Tupelo nonprofits and judges seek one-time city funding during budget hearing
Summary
At the Aug. 5 Tupelo City Council meeting, nonprofit leaders and judges described services to local residents and asked the council to consider one‑time funding requests during the public hearing on the budget.
At the Tupelo City Council’s Aug. 5 public hearing on the city budget, representatives of local nonprofits and two juvenile-court judges described services they provide to Tupelo residents and asked the council to consider one-time funding to expand those programs.
The requests came during the council’s open public hearing on the budget. Speakers described services for children, people experiencing homelessness, victims of abuse and families affected by substance misuse, and asked the council to consider specific one-time amounts to seed or expand programs.
Robbie Parma, director of the Regional Rehab Center, thanked the city for long-standing support and outlined the center’s services, saying the agency provides physical, occupational and speech therapy, early intervention and dyslexia services without billing Medicaid for some…
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