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Calistoga residents press council to restore teen center funding; council to revisit decision
Summary
Dozens of residents, students and Boys & Girls Club leaders packed the May 21 Calistoga City Council meeting to protest the removal of roughly $40,000 in annual city support for the Calistoga Teen Center; after extended public comment the council directed staff to return the item for reconsideration at a future meeting.
Dozens of residents and teenagers urged the Calistoga City Council on May 21 to restore municipal funding for the Calistoga Boys & Girls Club Teen Center after the council reduced the program’s support at a prior meeting.
Trent Yaconelli, executive director for the Boys & Girls Clubs at St. Helena, told the council the clubs and the city have partnered for about 20 years and that the city provides roughly $40,000 a year in operating support plus use of the Monhauf Building. “These kids do care about the teen center,” he said, urging council to “reconsider your decision.”
Students, staff and longtime volunteers described the teen center as a safe place that…
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