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- Public comments
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- Last 30 days
- 8
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.
Public comments (8)
Father of an opioid victim challenged the lack of educational plans, metrics, and a medical-education component, saying prescription opioids were never the core problem.
City Council - Oct 27, 2026 · 1:30:39 →Asked how success would be measured, how providers were chosen, and whether programs will be sustainable after the funding ends.
City Council - Oct 27, 2026 · 2:18:13 →Asked how the three organizations were selected and requested the item be tabled until more community questions are answered.
City Council - Oct 27, 2026 · 1:36:00 →Accused the council of 'money laundering' with grant funds, citing a prior $670,000 brain-unscrambling purchase, and demanded accountability.
City Council - Oct 27, 2026 · 1:37:32 →A young man who grew up on the west side in a family affected by addiction strongly supported the programs, saying sports kept him off the streets.
City Council - Oct 27, 2026 · 1:39:32 →Lifelong resident credited West Side Ministries with transforming her life and her children's, urging approval of the funding.
City Council - Oct 27, 2026 · 1:41:22 →A formerly incarcerated man said West Side Ministries helped him quit drugs and gangs and supported funding youth sports programs.
City Council - Oct 27, 2026 · 1:43:26 →Called the $200,000 an investment in youth, urging results reporting and partnerships with the school district and other nonprofits.
City Council - Oct 27, 2026 · 1:47:59 →