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Council approves larger state grant request after administration increases amount to $11.5 million
Summary
The Rochester City Council voted to approve a consolidated funding grant application as amended to request $11.5 million from the State of New York, up from an original $1.5 million request; the increase was presented by city staff as a change in available funding the city could apply for.
The Rochester City Council voted July 20 to approve, as amended, a consolidated funding grant application that increases the requested state funding from $1.5 million to $11.5 million.
City Council President Miguel A. Melendez Jr. presided over the meeting as the council voted on Introductory Number 2-63. The council approved the grant application after an amendment to raise the requested amount passed on a voice vote.
The amendment was offered during council discussion…
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