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Town Hall Meetings about budget cuts

Monday, November 17, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MAYOR NUTTER ANNOUNCES SERIES OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS ON CITY’S RESPONSE TO FINANCIAL CRISIS

Top City leadership to attend eight community meetings across Philadelphia

Philadelphia, November 17 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter has announcced a series of eight Town Hall Meetings throughout Philadelphia to explain the city’s response to the financial crisis and changes to the budget.  The meetings will take place during late-November to mid-December.  At the meetings, city government leadership will explain the difficult decisions that need to be made, share the principles that guided the process, and to listen to any concerns that citizens may have.

“This is an opportunity for Philadelphians to hear directly from the leadership of city government on changes that will have an impact on their communities,” said Mayor Nutter.  “I look forward to the opportunity to meet with citizens all across the city to explain what has led to our financial situation, why we have made the very difficult budget decisions that we have made, and to listen to the concerns of people throughout many neighborhoods.”

At each session Mayor Nutter will make opening remarks and run the audience through a short overview presentation and then open up for approximately an hour-long Q&A session.  The Managing Director, Deputy Mayors, Finance Director Rob Dubow, Budget Director Steve Agostini, Police Commissioner Ramsey, Fire Commissioner Ayers, Recreation Commissioner Slawson, L&I Commissioner Burns, Streets Commissioner Tolson, and Fairmount Park Commission Executive Director Mark Focht, and other department and agency heads will all be available to answer questions.

Meeting schedule

Meetings will be held from 7-8:30/9pm each evening.  Members of the public should arrive at approximately 6:30-6:45pm.  Dates and locations of the meeting are as follows:

Tuesday, November 25th
South Philadelphia High School
2101 S. Broad Street

Monday, December 1st
Kensington High School
2051 E. Cumberland Street

Tuesday, December 2nd
School of the Future
4021 Parkside Avenue

Monday, December 8th
John Perzel Community Center
2990 St. Vincent Street

Tuesday, December 9th
Roxborough Memorial Hospital
Wolcroff Auditorium
5800 Ridge Avenue

Wednesday, December 10th
Benjamin Franklin High School
550 N. Broad Street

Tuesday, December 16th
Kingsessing Recreation Center
5100 Chester Avenue

Thursday, December 18th
Martin Luther King High School
6100 Stenton Avenue

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