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Gaylor Baird would create neighborhood grant program using private donations
- Nancy Hicks
- Mar 22, 2019
- Mar 22, 2019 Updated Apr 26, 2019
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Lincoln City Councilwoman Leirion Gaylor Baird answers a question during a mayoral candidate debate in Hamann Auditorium on UNL's East Campus in early March.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo
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Lincoln mayor candidate Leirion Gaylor Baird plans to create a neighborhood grants program that will use money from philanthropic and nonprofit organizations to help fund neighborhood improvement projects.
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Q&A with Lincoln mayoral candidates
Leirion Gaylor Baird
Gaylor Baird
Journal Star file photo
Age: 47
Address: 1932 S. 24th St.
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Cyndi Lamm
Lamm
Courtesy photo
Age: 60
Address: 5310 Walker Ave.
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