City to Lay Off 213, Close Libraries, Rec Centers
From Times Wire Reports
The city will lay off 213 workers, shutter its branch libraries and close half its recreational centers as a result of $9.2 million in budget cuts approved by the City Council this week.
Hamstrung by a projected $35-million shortfall for the coming fiscal year, city officials expect to make 200 more layoffs unless they can negotiate concessions worth another $9.2 million from the city’s unions.
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