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Residents urge transparency on budget and park spending after council skips public hearings
Summary
A resident read a letter criticizing the council for adopting a budget without public hearings, questioned a reduction in park matching grants, and asked that a paid consultant's Williamson Park report be published; the council said email comments were being accepted and asked the resident to confirm recipients.
At the non-agenda public comment period, Peggy Walsh of Stockham Avenue read a letter raising concerns about the borough's budget process and park spending. Walsh said she and her husband submitted emailed comments before the budget vote but received no reply and that, in their view, the council was…
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