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Council OKs utilities and seed money for volunteer-run thrift store
Summary
The Martin City Council agreed Oct. 9 to provide water, sewer and garbage service to a volunteer-run thrift store and approved a $500 seed donation routed through Badlands RC&D. The store, proposed by Community Director Ross, will be volunteer-run and aim to fund student scholarships.
Community Director Ross urged the City Council on Oct. 9 to back a volunteer-run thrift store aimed at keeping donated goods local and funding student scholarships. "We don't have a penny to even give yet," Ross said, describing plans to operate the store under a Badlands RC&D 501(c)(3) and to have students run Friday shifts for retail experience.
Ross told the council the store would…
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