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Article: Eden Prairie proposes controversial cuts to social services; With a hefty levy and increasing demand on services, the city manager says the city should focus on "core" duties.(WEST)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- August 22, 2007
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Byline: Jenna Ross; Staff Writer
CORRECTION PUBLISHED 08/29/07: This article about proposed reductions to Eden Prairie's social service spending included an incorrect figure. In 2007, Minnetonka gave $65,500 in grants to service organizations.
Responding to what he called the city council's "very clear" wish to control city spending, Eden Prairie's city manager has proposed cuts to the city's social services.
They include reducing the Housing and Community Services staff - which handles affordable housing and immigrant outreach - from 3.5 full-time employees to 1.5 full-time employees. And decreasing the amount the city grants to service ...