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The Board of Finance approved six FY26/27 budget requests totaling $2,570,170, including $1,608,405 for Recreation & Parks and $528,682 for Senior Citizens services. The meeting materials also reported that Food Bank usage rose from 2,287 people in FY23 to 3,126 in FY25, an increase of approximately 37%.
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The approved requests support ethics, public health and nursing, social grants, Youth and Family Services, Senior Citizens services, and Recreation & Parks. Most votes were unanimous, while the Ethics Commission request passed 5-2 and the Youth and Family Services and Senior Citizens requests each passed 6-1. Supporting materials showed strong demand for several youth and senior programs, including waitlists, and increasing reliance on the Food Bank.
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