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Councilors back $75,000 wish‑list request for Neighbor to Neighbor civic-engagement programming
Summary
Council members expressed support for a $75,000 request to expand Neighbor to Neighbor civic-engagement programming citywide, including senior‑focused and public‑safety elements; staff will confirm historical funding and departmental placement.
The Budget & Finance Committee reviewed a $75,000 wish‑list request to expand Neighbor to Neighbor, a civic-engagement nonprofit, with programming to boost neighborhood engagement, senior outreach and public‑safety training.
Presenters and caucus members said Neighbor to Neighbor has run successful neighborhood events, including senior-focused sessions, and argued the funds would help neighbors organize around beautification, safety projects and connecting to Metro departments. Committee members asked whether the program had prior funding; staff noted the organization had small allocations previously (about $15,000) and that larger historic allocations had been removed in recent budget cycles.
Council members discussed potentially placing the funding under the mayor's office of neighborhoods or spreading costs across departments (planning, codes and others) to align with program deliverables. No allocation was made; the committee asked staff to identify appropriate accounts and to obtain a program plan for consideration.
