Mayor Peter Carlisle mentioned the family justice center as a priority his State of the City address last month, but didn’t include it in his budget. The center aims to be a transitional home and learning center for victims of family violence and their children.

Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro told the Budget Committee that the administration encouraged him to seek the $350,000 for the center from the Council, but Managing Director Doug Chin said that was because the request came too late in the game for the budget, but that the mayor still supports the initiative.

“Whatever we can do to get them up and running as soon as possible, that would be great,” Chin said.

There are still outstanding concerns about the River Street property where the center might go. Community members might consider it a blight.

The administration said the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services will work with the prosecutor’s office to get the project funded.