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Bureau of Street Services warns 26% staffing cut is slowing resurfacing and access ramp work
Summary
Street Services leaders told the Public Works Committee they lost 406 positions (26%) since FY 2023–24; the bureau says truck-driver losses force a shift to large asphalt repairs, reduce resurfacing lane miles and slow ADA access-ramp construction.
Shirley Lau, Executive Officer for the Bureau of Street Services, told the committee the bureau's authorized positions have fallen by 406 since FY 2023–24, a decline she said represents roughly 26% of the bureau's workforce. "Since fiscal year 23, 24, the adopted budgets and the number of authorized positions for the bureau has decreased by 26% or 406 positions," Lau said.
Keith, a Street Services operations representative, described how the loss of heavy-duty truck operators and contract…
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