Our first and only town hall meeting is next Tuesday night, Aug. 17, 7 p.m. at the Lake Highlands Freshman Center auditorium. Councilman Jerry Allen will be present to give and gather input.
Contributing editor Jeff Siegel has had quite a bit to say on the subject on the Advocate Back Talk blog, whether it’s the budget winners and losers, heliports, or an entire podcast devoted to the budget crisis. Columnist and blogger Ellen Raff also sparked a heated blog discussion with her post on possible cuts at the Lake Highlands North Recreation Center.
If you want to hear about the process of slashing more than $130 million from the budget straight from the horse’s mouth, tune in to KERA-TV’s interview program “Think” with Krys Boyd this Friday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. In this episode, Boyd talks with Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm about what the budget cuts mean to public safety and city services in the coming year.
