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Friday, August 26, 2011

County Exec to Cut Services, Give additional Worker Benefits

MILWAUKEE - It was a packed house at the Washington Park Senior Center Thursday evening. One by one, people stepped up to the microphone, to speak out out against proposed cuts to Milwaukee County Services.

The county faces a $55 million dollar budget shortfall. County Executive Chris Abele says the budget situation is dire, and even compared it to "the Titanic meeting the Hindenburg". -620WTMJ

County Exec Abele is threatening cuts to Mental Health, Bussing and Special Needs transportation. Stating the County Defecit as the reason for the needed cuts. Wasn't it just last month that he agreed to give benefits to County Workers Domestic Partners?

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