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Residents urge council to fund Krug pool, debate YMCA partnership; volunteer seeks TNR funding
Summary
During public comment, residents urged city leaders to invest $7,000,000 in Krug pool rather than partner with the YMCA, disputed higher cost estimates, and a volunteer asked the council for dedicated funding for a trap-neuter-return program while staff said the ordinance exists but has no current funding.
Public commenters at the May 20 St. Joseph City Council meeting pressed the council on recreation and animal-services funding, with sharp differences over whether the city should invest in its outdoor Krug pool or contract with the YMCA, and a separate request for funding for a trap-neuter-return (TNR) program.
Donna Lickdee of 5509 South 30 Ninth Terrace told the council she wants the city to "consider putting that 7,000,000 into Krug pool instead of giving it to the YMCA," arguing that public tax dollars should be used to modernize the city's outdoor pool for local children and families rather than directing…
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