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Residents press Jackson council to prioritize parks, public safety and services over DEI expansion during budget hearing
Summary
During a May 5 public hearing on the FY2026–27 budget, residents urged the council to shift funds to direct services—citizen comments focused on park maintenance, lead pickup and public safety while other speakers defended equity and DEI-linked projects.
Several Jackson residents used the city’s May 5 public hearing on the proposed FY2026–27 budget to press elected officials to prioritize basic services and maintenance over what they described as expansions of DEI programming.
John C. King, who gave his address for the record, said the city should put more money into Department of Public Works services and questioned proposals to expand DEI and certain cultural programs. “That’s where I wanna see the money budgeted towards is maybe DPW and providing services to the residents,” King said. He criticized language in the draft plan that mentioned growing DEI staffing and…
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