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Commission reallocates mayor's grant to buy books, approves $1,000 scholarship allocation
Summary
The commission voted to reallocate $1,000 from a mayoral grant (initially for tools) to purchase books for a workforce-training program, approved a $1,000 allocation to the BJ Ashley Scholarship Memorial, and reserved $1,000 for neighborhood cleanup planning.
The Michigan City Commission on the Social Status of African American Males voted Feb. 11 to amend earlier spending plans and direct mayoral grant funds toward books and scholarships.
Commissioners agreed to reallocate one-third ($1,000) of a previously awarded mayor’s grant — originally designated for workforce-development tools — to purchase books for a training program that the commission plans to launch on Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. The books were quoted at $1.16 each…
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