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...

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