A Smaller Workforce Than in 1990

By: Mr. Wilson on June 13, 2008
If Mayor Beutler get his way, you and I will have 50 fewer employees working for us than we did in 1990. That's pretty incredible. Was City government that bloated in 1990, or are we just really pressing our luck today? Probably a little of both, I suspect. Interestingly, if Mayor Beutler gets his wish, there's a chance that public safety personnel will be among the 45 positions cut this year. I'm sure we aren't talking about large numbers -- maybe a couple cops and a couple fire fighters -- but I don't expect the public (or the City Council) to take that news without some grumbling. Also interesting (to me, anyway) is the possibility of Star Tran's fare's being consolidated into a single "very low fare". Is that marketing-speak for "fares will actually go up, but it's a bargain compared to other options", or are they actually talking about lowering fares? How do you lower the fare when the department is looking to lose a substantial chunk of its budget? What say you about this latest bit of budget information?

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Nikkidemas
June 13, 2008 at 3:34PM

Maybe the new bus routes are saving them money in gas??

Mr. T
June 14, 2008 at 12:11AM

‘d say this should serve as a pretty big wake up call for residents.

Considering the extent to which Lincoln has grown since then, cutting city positions back to the level we had almost 2 decades ago is pretty drastic. I would support a property tax increase to maintain our level of services (and inch away at that deficit).

Yon Ian
June 14, 2008 at 2:10PM

How about looking upon vehicles with loud exhausts or sociopathic speaker systems as revenue opportunities? It won’t erase the deficit, but it might save few law enforcement jobs.

bigal
June 15, 2008 at 4:11PM

get off my lawn!

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