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Residents urge Lead commissioners to preserve funding for local nonprofits; B&B tax proposed as alternative
Summary
Dozens of residents told the Lead City Commission cutting general-fund support for city-backed nonprofits would damage child care, the Hanley Center, arts programming and small businesses; several speakers suggested using the Bed & Breakfast (B&B) tourism tax instead of the general fund.
Dozens of residents spoke at a special Lead City Commission meeting on the evening of the twentieth urging commissioners not to cut funding for city-supported nonprofits and offering alternatives for balancing the budget.
"Defunding local nonprofits will remove access to vital medical services, decrease transportation for Lead residents and reduce access to food pantry services," said Emma Garvin, identified in the record as lead at Dunwood Economic Development Corporation. Garvin told commissioners the city funds 11 nonprofits through the general fund and that those organizations receive an average of $7,136 annually.
Speakers representing the Hanley Center, the…
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