Community activists gather at Currie Park in West Palm Beach in an effort to voice their concerns about a proposal to cut jobs at libraries and parks.
CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH, ABUDGET PRESENTATION THAT COULDLEAD TO A LOSS OF JOBS.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S DEREK LOWESPOKE TO ONE COMMUNITYACTIVIST WHO SAYS HE'S DOINGWHAT HE CAN TO INFORM OTHERSTHE ACTIVIST WE SPOKE SAYS HEUNDERSTANDS THE CITY'S CONCERNFOR PUBLIC SAFETY BUT THATPULLING POSITIONS FROMLIBRARIES AND PARKS SHOULD NOTBE HOW THE CITY GETS MONEY FORNEW POLICE OFFICERS.
THEEMPLOYEES ONE, ARE CITIZENS OFOUR CITY THAT CANT AFFORD TOLOSE WHAT LITTLE THEY HAVE.DAVID RAE IS CALLING ON THECITY OF WEST PALM BEACH TOWORK AROUND CUTTING CITYPERSONELL IN ORDER TO HIREMORE COPS.
YOU NEED TO DO WHATYOU NEED TO DO BUT YOU DONTNEED TO TOUCH THE PARKS ANDREC AND LIBRARIANS.
IFANYTHING WE NEED TO POUR MOREMONEY INTO THEM SINCE WE'REGOING INTO A VIRTUAL COVIDWORLD.
ON AUGUST 10TH, THEWEST PALM BEACH CITYADMINISTRATOR PROPOSED CUTTING12 LIBRARIANS AND 36 EMPLOYEFROM PARKS AND RECREATION.WE'RE LOOKING AT 12.5 LIBRARYSTAFF THAT ARE FULL TIME, THENGETTING RID OF THE ON CALLPOSITIONS FOR THE LIBRARY.
ANDTHE PARKS AND RECREATION ARELOOKING AT 36.25 POSITIONSTHAT WILL BE ELIMINATED.
AFTERTHE PROPOSED BUDGETPRESENTATION, THERE WASBLOWBACK FROM COMMSSIONERS.
ITJUST SEEMS LIKE WE'RE TAKING AREALLY BIG HIT ON A CONDENSEDAREA RATHER THAN LOOKING ATSPREADING THAT OUT AND JUSTHAVING ONE OR TWO IN MULTIPLEDEPARTMENTS.
THE CITYADMINISTRATOR SAYS THAT WOULDMEAN A 15% CUT TO ALLDEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO OBTAINTHE AMOUNT OF FUNDING NEEDED.ON SUNDAY, RAE MET WITHSEVERAL PEOPLE GATHERED ATCURRIE PARK, ALL PLANNING TOATTEND MONDAY'S MEETING WHERETHE BUDGET WILL BE DISCUSSED.WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THOSESERVICES GO AWAY AND I THINKPEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT THAT'SON THE TABLE.
HE SAYS THE CITYNEEDS TO REDEFINE PUBLICSAFETY IN A PANDEMIC SOCIETY.VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTHCONCERN NOT SO MUCH A SAFETYCONCERN.
SO WHEN WE STARTLOOKING AT THAT IN A DIFFERENTWAY, I THINK PUTTING MONEY,FINANCIAL RESOURCES INTOPROGRAMS THAT ARE ALREADYEXISTING THAT PREVENT CRIMESHOULD BE THE FOCUS.
THEMEETING TO DISCUSS THEPROPOSED BUDGET WILL BEGIN ONMONDAY AT 5PM.
THE CITYCOMMISSION WILL HOLD ITS FIRSTHEARING TO ADOPT THE BUDGET ONSEPTMEBER 10TH.
REPORTING INWEST PALM BEACH, IM DL, WPTVNC 5.TONIGHT, MORE THAN A DOZENPEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A POLICERAID SET OFF A STAMPED
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