Cuts to Clearwater libraries decried

City residents voiced concerns Thursday night about proposed cuts in the city’s budget that will affect everything from library hours and the number of days recreation centers will open to how often the grass will get cut in city parks.

Thursday was the first of two public hearings on the city’s $375-million total budget for fiscal year 2008-09. The second hearing will be Sept. 18. The budget takes effect Oct. 1.

Much of the focus Thursday night was on the reduction in library hours.

“I’m really shocked that the city has made the decision to close the library on Friday and Saturdays,” resident June Connell said of the city’s proposal to close the Countryside Library on Fridays and Saturdays to save money.

Source: St. Petersburg Times

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