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Wheat Ridge football booster seeks city help; council grants $3,000 by consensus
Summary
A Wheat Ridge football booster president asked council during public comment on Oct. 5 for help after his nonprofit’s community grant request was denied; councilors reached a consensus to allocate $3,000 from the general fund for the Fighting 40‑threes program.
At the start of the Oct. 5 Wheat Ridge City Council meeting a public commenter identified as Ben LaRue, president of the Wheat Ridge Football Team Booster Club (the Fighting 40‑threes), asked the council for any additional city funding after the booster’s application to the city’s community partner grant program was not awarded.
LaRue said many players on the team come from low‑income households and the booster covers travel, summer programming and other costs to keep the team participating in off‑site…
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