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Council approves modest holiday donations, discusses local volunteer groups
Summary
Council approved $300 for Shop with a Cop and $150 for Huntington Elementary PTO and heard a community group's request for support for holiday activities.
Huntington City Council members approved several seasonal donations during the Nov. 19 meeting, including a $300 contribution to the Shop with a Cop program and a $150 donation to the Huntington Elementary PTO.
Gloria Wilson initially moved to donate $500 to Shop with a Cop during the discussion and later participated in the vote; another council member moved to set the donation at $300 and the council approved that amount. A community commenter thanked city workers and asked for support for a local group (self-described jokingly during remarks as "a bunch of old witches"). Council members discussed prior-year amounts (some confusion about whether last year's donation was $150, $300 or $500) before finalizing amounts and voting.
Council members also discussed upcoming holiday volunteer activities and plans for a city Christmas dinner and employee appreciation events; a council scheduling note set a volunteer bag-stuffing event for Dec. 2 at 5:00 a.m. at the fire station.
