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Can a Neighborhood Council spend its funds on improvements to privately-owned property?

April 26, 2017council funds improvements NEIGHBORHOOD privately-owned Property spend

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Can a Neighborhood Council spend its funds on improvements to privately-owned property?

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No. Public funds cannot be used to improve a privately-owned property, thereby according the owner a benefit. It would be a gift of public funds. Such things as erecting a fence or paying to clear a privately owned property of foliage would constitute a prohibited gift of public funds.