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Council accepts multiple health and housing grant insertions; asks how services will be distributed across wards
Summary
Council reviewed budget insertions for sickle cell care, HUD planning grants, HRSA awards and homelessness funding; health director said funds will support citywide provider training and capacity-building, and council sought ward-level equity details.
At its Nov. 25 pre-meeting Newark councilors reviewed a package of grant insertions and asked how the city will distribute services equitably across wards.
Councilman Kelly asked how sickle cell funding would be allocated across wards and whether residents would be able to access specialists in their own neighborhoods. “How what is the equity when it comes to dispersing that between the wards?” he asked.
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