Sunday, May 17, 2009 , Updated
Dallas likely to make cuts and layoffs to offset $190 million budget deficit
DALLAS Dallas is looking at a deficit in the city budget of $190 million, and appears likely to cut programs and lay off 350 employees.
This confusing story actually says the deficit is only $100 million. However, that $100 million figure is calculated on the assumption that the city will definitely make the cuts and do the layoffs. The story basically serves as a platform for City Manager Mary Suhm to wring her hands over the "painful proposal" she'll be making to the city on Wednesday. Poor Mary.
And as long as we're picking apart this lame story, it quotes Suhm as saying that "Many of these cuts are manageable in a short term." A short term? Isn't it supposed to be THE short term? Manageable in THE short term? It's not a big deal but it's still wrong.
Speaking of lame vs. good coverage of City Hall, bummer that DMN crack reporter Dave Levinthal is leaving Dallas and moving to Washington D.C. where his wife got a job. He'll be in Dallas "possibly until August", according to a note he sent out to coworkers.
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alexander troup, says:
They are now assembling a 20 million dallar mouse trap...A/T,...Ran out of holes and loops on my belt mack, got a light bub....
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John McClelland, says:
They're buying a hotel, but can't afford employees. Classic.
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Jason Rice, says:
10 points to John.... mostly for beating me to it, but also for stating it better.
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alexander troup, says:
They also bought King Tuts glut...and the cure of the mummys luck...A/T, facing the Ax at City Hall....and the curse of the mummy...
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Teresa Gubbins, says:
Congratulations to Dave Levinthal, who accepted a job offer as director at the Center for Responsive Politics, the government watchdog agency that runs <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org">OpenSecrets.org</a>, where he'll "run their journalism shop, blog, write, be spokesman and otherwise cause trouble"
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alexander troup, says:
And they are going to make cuts quick and soon after hearing todays meeting downtown, a shame we cannot store people in boxes alive, until this national and world wide problem ends...A/T, Got a lite bub....
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CitizenKane, says:
Get ready for a tax hike.
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