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Colfax council authorizes application for Prop 64 public safety grant after heated public exchange over skate park funding
Summary
Council voted 4–1 to authorize the city manager to apply for a Board of State and Community Corrections Proposition 64 public health and safety grant to support youth resiliency, park security and enforcement; public speakers and one council member warned the grant could be used to fill a perceived funding gap for a planned skate park.
The Colfax City Council on March 25 authorized the city manager to apply for a Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 64 public health and safety grant (cohort 4) to support a proposed youth-resiliency project that staff said could include gap funding for a planned skate park, a citywide camera and lighting system, fencing and enforcement coordination.
Katrina Olson, the city’s administrative services officer, said staff engaged a consultant to prepare the application and outlined draft line items the team was considering. "So the total the the goal that we're asking for, is 775,000. We're eligible for up to 1000000, but we're, you know, keeping it in scope and focused to what our needs truly are," Olson said. Olson described draft…
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