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Associated Press - December 3, 2008
Henry Sanderson
Faced with a deficit estimated at $67 million, Tucson council members seem to agree the $5,000 a year they each get in community support funds money is ripe for the taking. Only about $20,000 of that money remains.
Councilwoman Nina Trasoff recently asked to return her allocation to the general fund, a Finance Department official said, and Councilman Rodney Glassman said he's no longer spending his portion.
Others said they're willing to turn their share in, though no group decision has been made.
The annual funds are dispensed in small payments, usually less than $500, to neighborhood groups and nonprofit agencies.
The AIDS Walk got a combined $1,750; the Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10188 received $1,600; and Building an Inclusive Tucson, a conference about integrating people with disabilities, received $1,500, according to finance records.
Dozens of other groups received smaller sums.
As recently as 2005, the City Council had a combined fund of $100,000 to spend on community events and projects, said Marie Nemerguth, assistant to the city manager.
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