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Residents urge fiscal restraint at El Mirage council meeting, question defibrillator and landscaping costs

5118198 · July 1, 2025
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Summary

Two residents used the call-to-the-public period to criticize proposed spending in the city budget, questioning a $30,000 compensation‑study cost, roughly $94,000 landscaping item and approximately $45,000–$49,000 for defibrillators.

During the July 1 El Mirage Common Council meeting several residents raised concerns about proposed expenditures in the city budget.

Thomas George, who identified his address as 12235 West Thunderbird Road, urged the council to distribute $30,000 directly to lower‑paid staff as a one‑time bonus rather than spend the amount on a compensation study. George also questioned budgeted landscape and maintenance costs,…

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