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| 2024-03-21 | |||
[JustTheNews] While the continued influx of migrants comes at a cost of more than $61 million, resources for feeding those in the shelters are running low, and the city is looking to amend two contracts at the city council meeting on March 20.
After a year, that contract was increased to $475,000 in January 2024. Then, the city had to pay another $450,000 in February 2024. Now, Denver City Council is looking at another $500,000 to pay for food costs through June, raising the total to $1.4 million. The city is facing the same issue with the other food provider for migrants that was contracted. Michaels of Denver Catering, Inc., started out with a $500,000 contract to feed the incoming migrants in May 2023. That increased to $1 million in October. Now, the city will review another $350,000 that will cover the costs through June. "Due to the sustained high volume of newcomers, the current purchase order is exhausted and we are seeking to increase it again," the city stated in a memo to the council explaining the reason for skyrocketing costs. Denver has continued to receive an influx of migrants, with nearly 40,000 arriving in the city over the past year due to its status as a sanctuary city, and the cost is continuing to grow. Since the beginning of the migrant crisis, the city has served 39,605 migrants and asylum-seekers. Still, it faces a growing deficit as Denver continues to receive newcomers and offers food, shelter, and other services. The city continues to shelter 1,150 individuals while phasing out some services this week by closing one of five hotel shelters currently in use. Denver recently received a $3.5 million reimbursement from the state of Colorado and a $1.6 million advancement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, with $12.2 million in potential federal reimbursements currently pending, according to a Mar. 18, 2024 update from the city.
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 We should drop some MREs by plane. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-03-21 18:36 |
| #4 /\ He was a Jew who understood statistics, math, and economics. How could he possibly have been correct ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-03-21 09:11 |
| #3 Guess he's been proved wrong. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-03-21 09:09 |
| #2 You get more of what you subsidize. "You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state." - Milton Friedman |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-03-21 08:09 |
| #1 Speaking of soaring costs. Yesterday, while to restock House items. I quickly notice: Eggs were now $2.88 a dz. up from $1.68 (+71.42% increase). Bread was up 35cents a loaf and there are many more examples in just a week. What had me wondering was SAM's Gas here. Over night went from $3.09 to $3.69 a gallon (87 Octane). But strangely many Big Name Brand Gas stations in the area are still selling even this morning at $3.29 a gallon (87 Octane) $0.40 less than SAM's. Add to it a neighbor friend pointed out Murphy Gas, just up the street from than SAM's, was $0.50 cheaper than SAM's a Gallon? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-03-21 06:36 |