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Minneapolis council sends proposed Community Training and Wellness Center back to staff after heated debate
Summary
Amid dispute over timing, funding sources and community process, the council voted 7-6 to refer the proposed Community Training and Wellness Center (site acquisition and funding package) back to staff for further work and return to full council when ready.
The Minneapolis City Council on March 26 voted to refer the proposed Community Training and Wellness Center back to staff for further analysis and community engagement, after an extended and often contentious debate over whether the project is the right near-term priority and how it would be funded.
Council Member Whiting moved the referral, removing a fixed report-back date so staff can address the council's concerns; the motion carried 7-6 on a roll call. "We need more time to ... figure out how best to actually exceed what we see in the settlement agreement," Whiting said, framing the referral as an opportunity for staff to address…
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