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Speakers press board to balance public-safety funding with housing, reentry and harm‑reduction supports
Summary
At the budget hearing, advocates for detention staffing, reentry services and harm‑reduction, and firefighters warning about heavy‑rescue cuts, urged the board to protect public safety capacity and safety‑net programs rather than prioritize surveillance or other large police budget increases.
Multiple speakers asked the county board to consider the public‑safety and social‑service tradeoffs embedded in the manager’s FY2027 proposal. Firefighters warned that consolidating two heavy‑rescue units into one would reduce technical rescue capacity for vehicle extrications, collapsed structures and hazardous‑materials incidents. At the…
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