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Public Works warns proposed budget cuts would shrink street services, slow response times
Summary
Public Works staff told the City Council that a proposed budget would eliminate many positions and reduce street-maintenance services, lengthening complaint response times and cutting programs that serve people with disabilities; council put two related items on consent and postponed a separate street vacating item.
Public Works staff told the City Council at a regular meeting that proposed budget reductions would eliminate dozens of positions and scale back street-maintenance services across the city, increasing response times for complaints and reducing programs that help residents with disabilities.
The presentation, led by department staff Miguel and Sherlyn, said the proposal includes large staffing and program cuts and cited examples such as longer investigation times and reduced frequency of street sweeping. During public comment, wheelchair users and neighborhood residents described already difficult conditions on sidewalks and streets and warned cuts would worsen accessibility and safety.
The details staff presented included a proposed reduction described in the meeting as $39.4 million and 290 positions tied to the department’s current proposal; staff also said complaint-processing times in certain enforcement divisions could increase from 3 days to 56 days. Sherlyn said consolidations and…
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