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Council instructs staff to negotiate long-term lease to help food pantry secure funding

Preston City Council · December 9, 2024
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Summary

After hearing options to add a restroom and improve a city-owned building used by a food pantry, the council directed the pantry representatives and city attorney to negotiate a long-term lease to help the pantry obtain matching funds; the motion passed with one recorded 'nay'.

Representatives of a local food pantry presented drawings and options for facility improvements at a city-owned building, including short-term access via an employee key, an internal partition to secure inventory and add heating, or an exterior restroom and structural expansion. The pantry representative said they have cash funding for part of the work and matching funds in place for other…

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