Thursday, May 12, 2016

Lakewood City Council meeting on the record - #lakewoodnews

Resolution approvingdonations for charities

City council approved a long-discussed resolution to approve donation of $100,000 in city funds to support area charities, including. The Boys and Girls Club, CASA, Family Tree, The Action Center and Second Wind were just some of the organizations that received funding. Councilmembers including Ward 1's Ramey Johnson and Ward 4's David Wiechman said their opposition to the resolution is not in any way a reflection of the work of the organizations. It's about holding firm on a philosophical principal that governments shouldn't be using city money like this.

What they said

"I feel much better with these organizations running things than this one trying to do it."

"All residents can take comfort in knowing this was an open and transparent process, and we're funding the needs of Lakewood residents."

Vote

6-5, with David Wiechman, Pete Roybal, Ramey Johnson, Charley Able and Barb Franks against



from Lakewood Sentinel - Latest Stories http://lakewoodsentinel.com/stories/Lakewood-City-Council-meeting-on-the-record,213411

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