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Budget committee forwards grants, elder programs and legal funding to full council
Summary
The Lawrence Budget & Finance Committee voted Nov. 13 to send several grant and appropriation items to the full council, including a $680,038 REACH CDC grant, elder-services grants totaling $235,944, a $400,000 transfer for outside legal services and a $209.70 prior-year invoice.
The Lawrence City Budget & Finance Committee on Nov. 13 recommended several items be sent to the full City Council with favorable recommendations, including federal and state grant awards and a transfer to cover legal services.
Martha Holt, REACH project coordinator with the mayor’s Health Task Force, described item 4-31-25: a five‑year, CDC-funded REACH award totaling $680,038 (city is in year three). Holt said the program aims to make healthy eating and active living more accessible to the priority population (Latinos) and outlined partner organizations: Greater Lawrence…
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