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Residents, nonprofits press commission for funding, events and recovery services during public comment
Summary
Speakers at public comment urged the commission to preserve school funding, support community recovery programs, back the MLK celebration and reinstate Montgomery Community Action funding ($65,000); commissioners asked for documentation before awarding funds.
Multiple speakers used the meeting's public-comment period to press the commission on community priorities.
Pamela Watkins of Montgomery Public Schools warned against reducing the district's share of the 1¢ sales tax, saying a 10% reduction would cost roughly $4'$4.5 million and could eliminate about 50 to 60 positions.
Ricky Goldman, representing NDFL (New Design for Living),…
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