Friends,

Each fiscal year, district council members receive $1M to spend in our districts called Council District Service Funds. These are discretionary dollars for projects, programs, and initiatives. Each project listed has gone through the city legal department and deemed a permissible use of tax dollars.

Until this year, I have never had an issue getting anything approved. However, now the Mayor, who has final authority, is not approving many of my items. Why? I do not know. When I ask directly, I get no response. No other district council member is facing this issue. My constituents deserve to have their tax dollars put to use for meaningful impact in their communities. I will continue to press.

Together we will!

Edward Pollard