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Residents urge council to restore fire reserves and youth programs as budget cuts bite; council shifts to priority-based budgeting
Summary
Residents told the council that cuts will harm the Pullman fire reserve program and youth services such as the Barracudas swim team; in response the council announced a move to a priority-based budgeting process for the next cycle but made no immediate reversals.
At the March 10 meeting several residents urged the Pullman City Council to reconsider current and proposed budget cuts that affect emergency-response reserves and youth programs.
Walter Shepherd, a Pullman resident of nearly 30 years, said the planned cut to the Pullman fire reserve program removes a resource that fills vacancies and provides EMT and firefighting coverage. "Without the reserve program, our…
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