Council bickers over housing assistance

Carter, Young disagree on use of contingency funds.

Lake City Councilwoman Chevella Young, in response to Councilman James Carter, said the city’s investment into the Emergency Home Repair Program is a way of putting taxpayer funds back into the community. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
Lake City Councilwoman Chevella Young, in response to Councilman James Carter, said the city’s investment into the Emergency Home Repair Program is a way of putting taxpayer funds back into the community. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

A past Lake City Council decision to help repair homes turned into new disagreements Tuesday.

Reading from a prepared statement during council comments, Councilman James Carter admonished the council f…