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Council votes not to hold city scholarship parade; members favor weekday recognition or additional scholarship funding
Summary
After discussion about costs, staff time and student participation, the council voted to deny holding a city scholarship parade. Several members suggested bringing student recipients to a weekday council meeting or reallocating parade budget to scholarships.
Balch Springs city council voted 5–1 on April 8 to deny holding the annual city scholarship parade this year, citing concerns about staff overtime, unclear student participation and preferences to recognize recipients at weekday council meetings.
Staff presented background on the scholarship program and said the organizing committee needed a council decision about whether to proceed with a parade. Councilmember Garcia, a member of the…
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