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Assembly amends funding motion and approves $20,000 for Lake Quinsigamond Park
Summary
A motion initially to fund Lake George Regional Park with $20,000 from taxation was amended to fund from downtown TIF and ultimately carried; the amended main motion provided $20,000 for Lake Quinsigamond Park from the downtown CIP after a 54-to-40 amendment vote.
The assembly debated and voted on a motion to provide $20,000 for a regional park project. The initial motion sought to fund Lake George Regional Park with $20,000 from taxation. One member moved to amend the motion (proposing $10,000) and members discussed whether the park in question lay within the downtown TIF district.
A vote on the amendment to change the funding source (from general taxation to the downtown TIF/CIP) carried 54 to 40. After the amendment carried, the main motion — described by the moderator as a motion to provide $20,000 for Lake Quinsigamond Park from the downtown CIP — was put to the body and carried by voice/hand vote.
Participants asked how Lake George (and the named park) relate to the downtown redevelopment area and tiers in the incentive district; staff explained the park falls within an outer tier of the TIF. The transcript records the amendment tally (54 to 40) but no roll-call for the final main-motion tally.
