In a recent Times Dispatch article on the City budget negotiations, 5th District Councilperson Marty Jewell expressed concern about cut funding for the City’s Parks & Recreation Department.
Councilman E. Martin Jewell said he’s frustrated that the council didn’t do more to support parks and recreation. Jones’ proposed budget calls for eliminating 29 vacant full-time positions, and Jewell said most are assigned to recreation programs.
“At a time when we’re approaching summer, we’re cutting . . . positions. Give me a break,” he said.
Of course, in the same article, there is the approval for the baseball stadium study.
More stadium studies = less money for parks & rec.
Keep feeding the white elephants and there is not enough left over for citizens.
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No, its also a source of news about the neighborhood and what our City Councilperson is doing or saying.
Its too bad you could not keep the Monroe Ward neighborhood site going, Paul.
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