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Residents criticize delayed budget, executive protection costs and city services during Newark public comment
Summary
Multiple residents used the Oct. 7 public comment period to press the council for budget transparency, question executive protection and police spending, and cite problems with housing authority funding, city services and vandalism.
Several residents used the meeting’s public comment period on Oct. 7 to press the Newark Municipal Council on the city budget, public safety spending and local services.
Donna Jackson addressed the council at length, saying the budget has been deferred and that the city has not provided clear breakdowns online. “I asked at the last meeting, what is the amount being…
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