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Council hears lengthy public plea and staff updates on Clean Slate laundry program; city offers limited reimbursement funding
Summary
Community organizer Robert Frazier told the Committee of the Whole March 11 that a local laundry program serving low-income and unhoused residents needs sustained support; city staff said a reimbursement program for soap and employee costs (about $30,000) is available and the police department is pursuing a possible $50,000 grant amendment.
Robert Frazier and other community members described the operations and community need addressed by a local laundry program, asking the Committee of the Whole to support and expand the service.
Frazier described the program’s direct impact on people who lack steady access to laundry and urged the city to help underwrite costs. He told the committee the service had grown rapidly and that volunteers and community partners had carried much of the program’s startup burden.
Director Amy (city staff) told the committee the city had worked with Frazier to design a reimbursement arrangement that fits existing grant rules: "As much as we can believe in the program and want to support…
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