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Solvang council approves $50,000 increase to citycontribution for San Ynez Valley aquatic center; motion passes 4-1
Summary
Solvang City Council voted 4-1 on Nov. 10 to approve a $50,000 increase to its pledged contribution for the San Ynez Valley aquatic center, asking staff to finalize appropriation details during the midyear budget adjustment.
SolvangCity Council voted 4-1 on Nov. 10 to approve a $50,000 increase to the city's previously pledged contribution toward the San Ynez Valley Aquatic Foundation pool project, with Mayor David Brown and four council members voting to support the challenge and Council member Elizabeth Arona opposed.
The motion to increase the pledge was offered by Council member Infante, who said the additional amount was intended as a challenge to encourage other jurisdictions and private donors to step up. "So I would move that we approve the $50,000 challenge," Infante said during the meeting.
City Manager Randy Murphy reminded the council that the city had previously committed $450,000 in Measure U funding contingent on project groundbreaking and that the combined pledge between the two cities could…
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