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Redmond interviews Human Services Commission applicant who says city must move residents from surviving to thriving
Summary
At a special Redmond City Council meeting Oct. 14, council members interviewed an applicant for the Human Services Commission who emphasized basic-needs access and climate readiness; councilmembers noted upcoming human-services grant work and a recent increase in per-resident funding.
Redmond City Council interviewed an applicant for the Human Services Commission at a special meeting Tuesday evening who said she wants the city’s human-services work to move residents from “surviving” to “thriving.”
Brooke Buckingham, Human Services Manager, introduced the applicant, Shravani Solvankar, and said Solvankar has lived in Redmond for more than 10 years and commutes by light rail to work at Microsoft. Solvankar told council members she previously worked in global health nonprofits and describes herself as…
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