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Kendrick Meek: “If we were to keep these restrictions, it would have a very bad impact on the county. We have developed a very strong…”

On the recordMarch 3, 1998
If we were to keep these restrictions, it would have a very bad impact on the county. We have developed a very strong public-private partnership under the people there in the county, like the mayor, and certainly $70 million in Federal funds in Dade County have been joined with $24 million in local funds, and we were able to create 4,000 new beds for the homeless families and individuals. My point is we need more flexibility so we can apply a stronger public-private match within our local communities. This bill would help the delivery of services, particularly supportive services, to these homeless citizens.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida
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Discussing the impact of federal restrictions on local efforts to support homeless citizens.

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