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(Omaha, NE) -- The City of Omaha has voted to adopt the Poverty Elimination Action Plan.
"Poverty in Omaha is at the highest rate it has been in ten years, but is still tracking below the national average," said Cailin Daly Dejillas, Director of Human Rights and Relations for the City of Omaha.
Nebraska law LB 840 requires cities with populations of at least 50,000 people to develop a plan to address poverty. This year’s plan will focus on workforce development and economics, education, and affordable housing.
Multiple Council Members acknowledged the fact that the Poverty Elimination Action Plan doesn't have funding to help pay for the recommended initiatives.
"I can't go through and change the plan. Again, there's a whole lot of good in there, but it comes with a whole lot of bad, so I wish I would have had more than four days to make some amendments, make some changes, so that we are promising the people of Omaha we actually can deliver," said Omaha City Council Member Aimee Melton.
The plan passed the council four to three.