A number of local social service agencies are looking at having their funding from the city either reduced significantly or zeroed out completely under the proposal from city manager
Allen Gill. According to this weeks C'dale Times, Attucks Community Services and I CAN READ would receive no funding under the proposed budget, nor would the Lights Fantastic Parade, Lions Club fireworks show, or Carbondlae Junior Sports, among others. Decreased funding would go to the Boys and Girls Club (down $2782), Carbondale Community Arts (down $10,281), Senior Adult Services (down $3291) and the Sunset Concerts (down $2233), with several other organizations receiving cuts of under $1000 each. A total of eighteen groups will see their funding cut.
These are only proposed cuts. The city wants to get the numbers out now, so that people have a chance to discuss them before the actual budget is adopted in April. Even with the new sales tax, the city is still coming in $200,000-$300,000 over budget, mainly due to the state mandated cost of city pensions. Until that is changed, or we see an increase in the economy, projected city expenses will still exceed revenues and cuts will have to be made somewhere, but nobody likes to see their favored program go under the ax.
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