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Can the city do better?

Tue., April 30, 2019

The real question for the City Council is: How many homeless have you fed, clothed, showered, free medical, and offered job opportunities from training to hiring, plus life counseling? By the thousands? I don’t think so. But UGM provides all the above and more every day, month and year. And now you’ve allowed a small minority to make you think you are getting the raw end of a fantastic million-dollar deal.

The city’s budget couldn’t begin to do what UGM does for our community.

It’s time for wisdom, instead of the few to govern our beautiful city.

Sharon L. Reidenbach

Spokane

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