From the Terre Haute Tribune-Star:
City park officials learned Wednesday at their board meeting that they are going to face deeper budget cuts.
Mayor Duke Bennett attended the Terre Haute Parks and Recreation board meeting, in part to explain recent state demands that the department slash another $292,000 from its budget.
State reviewers of the city’s budget determined that the park cuts, as well as another $70,000 from the cemetery budget, have to occur this year, Bennett said, to the visible disappointment of staff and board members.
“It could have been worse,” he said, noting 2012 represents the nearing end of property-tax-cap cuts. What kind of revenue and budgets will be available from here on out are still unknown, he said. The city has lost about 25 percent of its revenue due to those caps, and the parks department has been one of the hardest hit departments, he added.
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http://tribstar.com/local/x164322104/Parks-department-faces-more-cuts
