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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 29th, 2022.
Later in the program, WFHB News Director speaks with Lilian Lau, a student at Indiana University, about a film that’s screening at the IU Radio and Television Theater titled “Eternal Spring.” The film is about religious freedom and repression in China. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund.
But first, your local headlines:
Monroe County Council
On November 15th at the Monroe County Council meeting Commissioners’ Administrator Angie Purdie asked the council to allocate an additional twenty-five thousand dollars to the service budget line from the Food and Beverage line to help with the deficit which Purdie explained was due to the cleanup of two encampments where people experiencing homelessness had been living, and the appraisal of the Convention Center.
Council Member Geoff McKim asked if they were asking to be reimbursed for cleaning up the camps along with the Convention Center Appraisal.
Purdie clarified that they would only be asking the Food and Beverage Tax Advisory Committee to reimburse them for the appraisal of the convention center. The cost of the encampment cleanup was only included to explain how the line got depleted beyond the original budget.
McKim also asked how much the cleanups have cost. Purdie said she didn’t know how much it amounted to, but said that they were expensive.
Council Member Trent Deckard asked if there were any plans to prevent the encampments on government property in the future.
Purdie responded.
The council unanimously approved the request to appropriate the funds from the Food and Beverage Tax account if the Food and Beverage Tax Commission approves of it. Council Member Marty Hawke was present on zoom but unable to participate in the vote since she was sick.
The next Monroe County Council meeting will be held on December 6th.
Feature Report:
In today’s feature report, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Lilian Lau, a student at Indiana University, about a film that’s screening at the IU Radio and Television Theater from December 2nd to December 4th. The film is called Eternal Spring, and it’s a Canadian film about a tale of determination in China to speak up for political and religious freedoms, no matter the cost. We turn now to that interview.
Up next, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Our feature was produced by Kade Young.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
