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Resident challenges Newberg council’s SPARK funding decision, cites conflicts and criteria concerns
Summary
A Newberg resident urged the council to reconsider awarding Community Enhancement Trust (CET) funds to the SPARK program, saying the program did not meet minimum criteria and raising questions about mayoral advocacy and conflicts of interest.
Shonda Martin, a Newberg homeowner, asked the City Council on July 21 to reconsider its recent award of CET funds to the SPARK program, saying the program failed to meet the minimum criteria set by the application process and that the mayor and others improperly influenced the decision.
Martin told the council she had emailed members and sent letters asking them to reconsider the award after the council’s July 16 decision. “I didn't really think that the city council was going to pass over the criteria that had been agreed on and award funds to a program that didn't even meet the minimum criteria,” Martin said.
Martin said she reviewed the housing…
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