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Hollywood adopts 75% residency/work requirement for PEN $1,000 grants after heated public debate
Summary
After more than two hours of public comment and debate, the City Commission adopted an amendment requiring that at least 75% of a civic association's officers and directors live in, work in, own a business in, or have a relative in the association boundaries to qualify for the Partnership for Engaged Neighborhoods $1,000 stipend. The measure passed 6–1.
The Hollywood City Commission voted 6–1 on Feb. 18 to require that at least 75% of a civic association's officers and directors live in, work in, own a business in, or have a relative in the association boundaries to be eligible for the Partnership for Engaged Neighborhoods (PEN) $1,000 reimbursement grant.
The measure, proposed by Commissioner Peter Hernandez, drew extensive public comment from neighborhood leaders and residents who said the change would penalize small or struggling civic associations whose volunteers sometimes live outside strict boundary lines. Allison Staffold, the city's civic affairs administrator, told commissioners the change would allow staff to verify that organizations receiving PEN funds are represented by people with an authentic stake in the…
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