Letters from City Hall: Downtown Action Plan, Palace Theater Loan

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News and notes from the committee for Tuesday’s full meeting:

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The downtown action plan has been extended

A far-reaching plan of action to reclaim and revitalize central London and the Old East Village was approved and extended at City Hall on Tuesday night. The council, which served as the strategic priorities and policy committee, voted unanimously to continue a street cleaning program that employs young people, many of whom have experienced homelessness, and is costing about $150,000 this year. It is one of many programs in the Heartland Action Plan, which received $5 million in funding last year. The politicians also recommended that city employees prepare to extend the program beyond this council term by submitting funding requests for the 2024-2027 budget.

The palace theater loan is likely to be awarded

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The Palace Theater will likely have the remaining $79,000 of an interest-free loan forgiven pending City Council approval at its next council meeting. After sparking a heated debate at City Hall last year, a report from the theater provided more information about the loan, its needs and the complications the mortgage extension loan entails. City officials voted 11-1 to forgive the loan. district 10 district. Paul Van Meerbergen was the only opponent. Mayor Ed Holder and Councilors Mariam Hamou and Mo Salih were absent. The council, meeting as a committee, also voted to defer repayments on the Palace Theater community improvement plan loans until 2023.

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The police receive a share of the growth financing of the assessment

Multimillion-dollar investments in London’s police force are needed to reduce waiting times and hire more front-line officers, politicians said on Tuesday as they endorsed $2.4 million in growth funding for the assessment, permanent funding stemming from a growing tax base and being shared among city departments and agencies serving the growing population. Calls to the police have increased, as have waiting times for an answer, as pressure mounts, police and politicians said. Rating growth funds will also be distributed to London Transit and a variety of city departments. “I think there are some really smart investments here in the be-all and end-all of our city, from trash and recycling Pickup new neighborhoods to sports fields and parks maintenance to our police and fire brigade sServices”, Ward 2 Count. Said Shawn Lewis.

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