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Residents say record city budget hasn't stopped school deficits and air-pollution concerns
Philadelphia City Council · April 30, 2026
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Summary
At a council budget town hall residents cited a nearly $6.9 billion city budget while the school district faces a roughly $300 million deficit, and urged action on lead/asbestos in schools and on trash incineration-sourced pollution.
Several residents and an education advocate at the Germantown town hall pressed Philadelphia officials on why schools remain under-resourced despite what one speaker called a record city budget.
"Council approved the largest budget in Philadelphia's history, nearly $6,900,000,000. Yet, the school district still faces a…
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