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Council approves $200,000 transfer for AI workforce training despite resident objections
Summary
The Lawrence City Council voted to transfer $200,000 from free cash/ARPA to the Merrimack Valley Workforce Board for AI workforce training for residents 18–25, after residents urged keeping funds with locally awarded programs and raised concerns about AI’s impact.
The Lawrence City Council voted to appropriate $200,000 from free cash/ARPA accounts to the Merrimack Valley Workforce Board to fund an AI workforce training program for Lawrence residents aged 18 to 25.
Councilor Infante, chair of the Budget & Finance Committee, presented the item as a favorable recommendation and moved the measure; the motion was seconded and carried following a roll‑call vote the clerk announced as carrying the motion.
The appropriation drew several hours of public comment before the committee presentation. Shakira Asuncion, a Lawrence resident, told the council she opposed moving the money because it had already been allotted to…
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