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Committee approves $105,372 MKE Community Excellence Fund allocations for 2025 events
Summary
The committee adopted a substitute resolution increasing the MKE Community Excellence Fund allocation slightly, approving $105,372 for 2025 public events and community initiatives including Brownsville Week, Black History Month and other neighborhood festivals and programs.
The Community and Economic Development Committee approved a substitute resolution to authorize spending from the MKE Community Excellence Fund for 2025 events and initiatives, increasing the previously proposed amount and allocating $105,372.
Alderman Mark Chambers introduced the proposed substitute amendment B, which raised the total allocation from $101,500 to $105,372. Chambers and Alderman Coggs were listed as co-authors of the measure. Committee members described a range of funded events and initiatives that receive matching funds from the Excellence Fund and outside sponsors.
Fund purpose and examples: Committee members and co-sponsors said the fund supports neighborhood-level events and citywide celebrations that they said have community-development and public-safety benefits by fostering engagement.…
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