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Lawrence budget committee withdraws ARPA transfer to food-resilience fund pending answers from mayor’s office
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee voted Nov. 13 to withdraw without prejudice a proposed $500,000 ARPA transfer to the Lawrence Food Resilience Fund after the mayor’s office requested tabling and councilors raised questions about prior allocations and who received approved funds.
The Lawrence City Budget & Finance Committee voted on Nov. 13 to withdraw without prejudice item 450-25, a proposed $500,000 transfer of ARPA funds to the Lawrence Food Resilience Fund, after receiving an email from the mayor’s senior adviser asking the committee to postpone action until federal budget deliberations conclude in January 2026.
Chair Stephanie Infante read the mayoral adviser’s message into the record and said the request asked the committee to revisit the item in late…
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