Minneapolis气候预算之争聚焦社区项目：市长拟削减约400万美元，社区花园与家庭节能合同受影响
位于明尼苏达州亨内平县的 Minneapolis 市，2027年预算之争本周从财政缺口规模转向可能失去拨款的社区项目。市长 Jacob Frey 的推荐预算拟将「气候遗产倡议」（Climate Legacy Initiative）支出削减约400万美元，气候倡导者警告，削减将影响社区花园、家庭能源改善与绿色 workforce 培训。
据 MPR News 周一报道，Minneapolis 卫生部官员 Patrick Hanlon 的汇报指出，提案将影响3个工作人员职位与360万美元合同；这些合同支持本地食物项目、绿色劳动力发展与家庭能源效率。受影响项目包括 Homegrown Minneapolis：它管理50多个社区花园的租约，并支持堆肥、农夫市场与食物浪费相关工作；其2026年市级拨款约54万美元，市长提案将取消其合同。
倡导组织 Community Power 主张保留气候资金，认为房屋保温与清洁能源改善既能降低家庭水电开支，也能支持本地就业，并呼吁居民联系市长与市议员表达意见。市议会后续将审议市长预算并决定各项削减是否采纳。（据 MinneapoliMedia 10月20日综合 MPR News 报道整理）
Minneapolis Climate Budget Fight Focuses on Neighborhood Programs: Mayor's Proposal Would Cut About $4 Million, Affecting Community Gardens, Home Energy Savings and Green Jobs
The debate over Minneapolis's 2027 budget, in Hennepin County, Minnesota, moved this week from the size of the city's financial shortfall to the neighborhood programs that could lose funding. Mayor Jacob Frey's recommended budget would reduce Climate Legacy Initiative spending by approximately $4 million, and climate advocates warn the proposed reductions would affect community gardens, home energy improvements and workforce training.
MPR News reported Monday that a presentation by Minneapolis Health Department official Patrick Hanlon identified three staff positions and $3.6 million in contracts affected by the proposal. Those contracts support local food initiatives, green workforce development and home energy efficiency. Homegrown Minneapolis is among the programs facing cuts: it oversees leases for more than 50 community gardens and supports work involving compost, farmers markets and food waste, and MPR reported its 2026 city allocation was approximately $540,000 and that the mayor's proposal would eliminate its contracts.
Community Power, which is advocating to preserve climate funding, argues that weatherization and clean energy improvements can reduce household utility expenses while supporting local employment, and has urged residents to contact the mayor and council members. The City Council will take up the mayor's budget in the weeks ahead. (Compiled from MinneapoliMedia, October 20, drawing on MPR News reporting)
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