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Lake Superior Community Health Center seeks dental chair in CDBG plan; council approves plan with recommended $10,000 allocation
Summary
Jessie Peterson of Lake Superior Community Health Center urged council to fund a dental chair to expand access; the CDBG action plan was approved and staff recommended $10,000 toward the center’s $12,000 request.
At the public hearing on the 2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) action plan, Jessie (Jesse) Peterson of Lake Superior Community Health Center spoke in support of the center’s grant request to purchase a new dental chair. The clinic requested $12,000; staff recommendation listed $10,000. Peterson said the clinic could cover the $2,000 shortfall and emphasized that one additional dental chair would allow the clinic to see approximately six more patients per day (about 1,044 patients per year) who otherwise lack access to dental care.
Council closed the public hearing and approved the 2018 CDBG action plan, authorizing staff to submit the plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Councilor Fennessy moved the action; Councilor Ludwig seconded, and the motion carried by voice vote.
Peterson described the center as a federally qualified health center serving Superior and Duluth and said the dental chair would expand services to patients regardless of income or insurance. Council did not amend the dollar recommendation during the meeting; the staff recommendation of $10,000 remained part of the action plan to be submitted to HUD.
