Tag: city budget
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City Commissions Cedar Hollow Transit Feasibility Study
The city has commissioned a $450,000 feasibility study on extending rapid-bus service into Cedar Hollow, funded largely through a state grant Council Member Gary Petrowski pushed to secure.
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Riverside Heights Residents Press Council for Their Own Transit Study
Council Member Aisha Muhammad is pushing the city to fund a Riverside Heights transit feasibility study, arguing the district was promised consideration when the council approved its bus rapid transit corridor and has waited long enough.
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Chief Simms Says Department Is Short Two Dozen Officers
Chief Roberta Simms told the city council the Bellwater Police Department is 24 officers short of authorized strength, driving overtime up 31 percent and slowing lower-priority response times.
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Council Approves $412 Million City Budget After Late Amendments
The city council voted 6-1 to approve a $412 million budget that funds a scaled-back police increase, a new mental-health co-response pilot and, after a last-minute amendment, new money for Lowertown reinvestment.