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Council discusses continuing funding for eviction right-to-counsel program amid larger wish-list requests
Summary
Members of the Budget & Finance Committee reviewed requests to supplement the Eviction Right to Counsel (ERTC) program and clarified current ARPA funding levels and additional council asks totaling roughly $5 million.
Council members on the Budget & Finance Committee reviewed funding for the Eviction Right to Counsel program on Wednesday as part of a larger "wish list" of budget requests.
The committee heard that the ERTC program is currently funded from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars at about $2.3 million for the coming year. Committee members and presenters said advocates are asking Metro to supplement that amount so the…
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