UPDATED: Mayor Says He Will Not Support Funding YouthNet
Youth enrichment organization may have to cut services, look for other means of funding.
The article has been updated with a comment from Township Committeeman Jerry Ryan. Maplewood Mayor Victor DeLuca said at the Saturday budget hearings that he will not again vote for township funding to YouthNet. Representatives from the non-profit, South Orange/Maplewood-based youth enrichment organization presented their accomplishments from 2012 and goals for 2013 before asking the township committee for a $15,000 contribution in the coming year. The request, the same amount as last year’s, would go towards funding YouthNet’s scholarship programs, after school programs and materials they use to seek larger-scale sponsorship. "I have no quarrel with the services that are being provided,” said DeLuca, who voted to establish YouthNet …
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John Harvey
4:25 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Vic, it is disappointing that you have decided not to comment on your words. Unfortunately, without any explanation they need to be taken at face value - which does not leave a a good impression of someone who claims to be a leader. Making your comments even more surprising was that YouthNet conducted a Sandy fundraiser which resulted in $650 in donations for the cause. I would be surprised if … more ›