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Article: Officials want to reinstate cut funds: Kanawha County Commission to decide whether to restore $200,000 to parks budget in effort to avoid layoffs
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- Charleston Daily Mail
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- October 10, 2006
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DAILY MAIL STAFF
The Kanawha County Commission wants to prevent the parks and
recreation department from laying off workers by reinstating $200,000
it cut from the department's operating budget.
"If we don't restore their funds, they are going to have to let
some people go," said County Commission President Kent Carper. "When
you look at the cost of operating the park system, it's better to
spend money now because it will cost us later."
The commission will decide on the matter at its regular meeting on
Thursday.
This recent decision came after a commission review of the
department's finances showed it could not thrive with a cut this
fiscal year.
The parks and recreation budget is ...