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Urbana City Council approves $37,000 to Cunningham Township for winter shelter after debate
Summary
After debate and a failed attempt to increase the amount, the Urbana City Council voted to provide $37,000 to Cunningham Township to support winter emergency shelter staffing and operations, and amended the recipient agreement language to allow daytime and nighttime staffing.
The Urbana City Council voted Jan. 12 to provide $37,000 to Cunningham Township to support staffing for the Winter Public Emergency Shelter at the Armory, approving a recipient agreement and a related budget amendment after a period of amendments and debate.
Council members debated whether to increase Urbana’s initial ask from $37,000 to $50,000. Council member Grace moved to raise the contribution to $50,000; the amendment failed on roll call (Wu: no; Evans: yes; Colasetti: no; Wilkin: yes; Quisenberry: no). Council then voted on the original request; the roll call recorded affirmative votes from the present members and the resolution…
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