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Newport council tables senior-center AARP renovation grant after permit and insurance concerns
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The Newport City Council tabled consideration of an AARP renovation grant request for the local senior center after staff and the city attorney raised unanswered questions about permits, health-inspection requirements and insurance coverage for work on a city-owned building.
The Newport City Council voted to table consideration of an AARP renovation grant application for the local senior center after questions about permits, health-inspection requirements and insurance coverage for work in a city-owned building.
Monica Robinson, who presented the request, said the grant application listed $11,382 for renovations including painting, new flooring and a cooktop replacement, and that the center requested a 10% city match of $1,138.20. Robinson told council the application deadline required a…
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