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Lawrence committee splits $300,000 childcare appropriation, forwards $170,000 to full council
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee moved to split a $300,000 appropriation for the city's childcare circuit after several previously awarded organizations declined reimbursements; the committee sent $170,000 to the full council with a favorable recommendation and tabled the remainder pending direct outreach to two local recipients.
The Lawrence City Budget and Finance Committee on Jan. 29 voted to split a $300,000 appropriation intended for the city's childcare circuit after several previously awarded organizations declined to accept funds. The committee voted to send $170,000 to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation and tabled the remaining portion pending follow-up with two local groups.
The vote followed a presentation by Susan (Sue) Fink, manager of financial and administrative services, who said the mayor requested the additional funds to continue a program that had begun as a pandemic emergency measure and that the appropriation would sustain enrolled families for about three months while staff seek alternative funding. "The mayor is requesting these funds, to help those family family…
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