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Gardner council committee approves $50,000 to seed new youth center after Boys & Girls Club exit
Summary
The finance committee recommended that the full council create a revolving account and appropriate $50,000 from free cash to launch a city-run youth center for grades 6–12 after the Boys & Girls Club ended its Gardner program; state aid of $100,000 was cited as seed funding for the pilot year.
The Gardner City Council Finance Committee voted Thursday to recommend that the full council create a revolving account for youth center services and to appropriate $50,000 from free cash to seed a pilot teen center at the Elm Street School building.
Mayor said the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster will discontinue services in Gardner effective July 1, and the city is moving to avoid a service gap for older students. “We want to make sure we're not losing services for our youth population here in Gardner,” the mayor said, adding that Representative Lotnick secured a $100,000 state earmark to support the…
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