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Committee accepts late amendments to $350 million public health and safety bond; public commenters voice concerns over costs and animal shelter funding
Summary
The committee accepted late amendments to a proposed $350 million public health and safety bond, removing a $54 million Animal Care and Control project from the bond and proposing alternate funding paths; public comment featured multiple small-property owners opposing the bond and advocates urging funding for a new animal shelter, and the item was continued for one week to allow proofreading and city-attorney review.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Jan. 27 reviewed late amendments to a proposed $350 million public health and safety bond that had been considered by the Capital Planning Committee earlier in the week.
Brian Strong, director of capital planning, told the committee the capital-planning amendments replace the $54 million Animal Care and Control (ACC) shelter line with three alternate allocations to be incorporated into the bond: expanded community health-center improvements (including projects beyond the Southeast Health…
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