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Fire Commission approves $50.7M capital-submittal as department plans cuts amid $653M city shortfall

San Francisco Fire Commission · January 13, 2021
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Summary

The San Francisco Fire Commission unanimously approved the Fire Department's capital budget submission totaling roughly $50.7 million for the next year while department leaders prepare operating reductions after the mayor's office projected a $653 million shortfall over two years.

The San Francisco Fire Commission unanimously approved the Fire Department's capital budget submission, asking the city's capital planning committee to consider about $50.7 million in first-year requests and $55.9 million in a second-year list of needs.

The request, presented by Mark Corso of finance and planning, lists deferred maintenance and facility upgrades the department says exceed available bond resources and will require grant-seeking or partnerships to accomplish. Corso told commissioners "the city is looking at approximately $653,000,000 projected budget deficit for…

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