At Monday night’s Common Council meeting, city officials spoke with one voice: “We won’t give up our fort without a fight!” The councilors encouraged the community in joining them in contacting state officials in an effort to keep the historic site open.
Every year, the federal government distributes more than $400 billion based on census data, according to Tory DeCaire, chair of the city’s 2010 Complete Census Count Committee. A lack of participation can result in the community receiving less federal funding and less access to important services and resources than it might otherwise have received.
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