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Council approves re‑obligation of $500,000 for Thrive small‑business program after debate over fees (6–3)
Summary
After weeks of carryovers and questions about administrative fees and county participation, the Montgomery City Council voted 6–3 to re‑obligate $500,000 from the Montgomery Thrive Initiative for small‑business support; critics said timeline pressures and high administration costs risked diverting funds away from businesses.
The Montgomery City Council voted to re‑obligate $500,000 in Montgomery Thrive Initiative funds for a small‑business support program after nearly an hour of debate about administration fees, county coordination and compliance requirements.
Councilor Siemensky (speaker 11) urged an up‑or‑down vote given the federal timeline for the grant and argued the council did not have time to further delay. “I think we should just vote this thing up or down,” Siemensky said, saying mobilizing a new distribution plan would be…
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