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Quinn Budget Could Mean Another $3 Million Hit For Springfield; City Warns Of Direct, Negative Impact To Staff, Services March 09, 2010, 08:41:54 by wmaynews in . Governor's plan would reduce payments to local governments by $300 million; Springfield's share comes to $2.9 million; city says loss of revenue would create more damage to shaky budget and force cuts, but officials can't say exactly where cuts would come; officials vow that promises to unions to avoid layoffs for six months will be kept, but think that will be difficult to achieve | | Send To Friend | views Alderman May Revisit City Budget, Complains About Difficulty In Getting Information From Mayor's Office March 09, 2010, 08:35:02 by wmaynews in . Ald. Debbie Cimarossa (Ward 7) upset about firefighter layoffs, suggests other workers should have been laid off first; Cimarossa says she might pursue ordinance to revise budget and cut line items for other employees out, but needs more info from mayor's office; she complaints that solid information is hard to get, and she's not sure information aldermen have received can be trusted | | Send To Friend | views Proposed Springfield School Cuts Would Affect Classroom Teachers, Boost Class Size; Many Unknowns Could Still Affect Budget Picture March 08, 2010, 09:45:17 by wmaynews in . 23 positions would come from "excess" pool at schools where extra teachers had been assigned to reduce class size; cutting those positions will increase that class size; superintendent had earlier described cuts as "non-classroom" positions; district also looking at other plans to account for potential large reductions in state aid; no word yet on whether early childhood ed will be cut; district also considering other options -- from possible early retirement option to cutting school resource officers | | Send To Friend | views |
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