Marty Jewell: ‘Parks can wait a year for more money’
Fifth District City Councilman Marty Jewell is calling for $100,000 to be cut from the James River Park’s maintenance budget. According to a report from NBC12′s Rachel DePompa, Jewell is making the push as council is sorting out the 2012 budget. He wants to cut 33 percent of the James River Park’s $300,000 budget. He says it’s […]
Fifth District City Councilman Marty Jewell is calling for $100,000 to be cut from the James River Park’s maintenance budget.
According to a report from NBC12’s Rachel DePompa, Jewell is making the push as council is sorting out the 2012 budget. He wants to cut 33 percent of the James River Park’s $300,000 budget. He says it’s time to make the tough choices and “parks can wait a year for more money, people can not.”
According to the Department of Parks and Recreation and Community Facilities, a 33 percent cut would mean the agency has to layoff six seasonal workers, people who help clear the trails, pick up trash and keep the park’s clean.
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