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Council backs St. Vincent de Paul upgrades after public comments citing increased demand
Summary
The council voted to approve a staff recommendation to support St. Vincent de Paul’s request for facility upgrades to restrooms, showers and kitchen equipment after board members and clients described rising daily demand.
St. Vincent de Paul told the Bakersfield City Council on May 28 that its day‑center facilities are showing wear after years of increased demand and asked the council to approve funding and permit items to upgrade restrooms, showers and kitchen capacity.
Daryl Ebel, chairman of St. Vincent de Paul’s board of directors, told the council the center, built in 2003, now serves more people daily than it did before 2013 and that the organization has closed its thrift-store revenue source in recent years. “The bottom line is because of the age of our…
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