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Council presses MDO on shelter maintenance, wellness‑center contracts and bed expansion costs
Summary
During the MDO FY2027 hearing, council members sought explanations for apparent disparities in maintenance spending across shelter contracts, details on shelter‑bed expansion costs, and the occupancy and expansion plans for Riverview Wellness Village; MDO and OHS pledged a facility‑level cost breakout.
Council members pressed the Managing Director’s Office for a clearer accounting of maintenance and emergency‑housing costs embedded in the FY27 budget.
Council raised a specific discrepancy: the wellness center contracts (referenced as a $6.7 million maintenance contract with a vendor named Elliot Lewis) versus a $2.8 million figure reportedly covering Office of Homeless Services emergency‑housing maintenance across many facilities. Department of…
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