Denver mayor to cut DMV, Parks & Rec services as city deals with critical budget sit

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Denver mayor to cut DMV, Parks & Rec services as city deals with critical budget sit

Local News Denver mayor to cut DMV, Parks & Rec services as city deals with critical budget situation colorado By Jennifer McRae, Jasmine Arenas Updated on: February 9, 2024 / 8:06 PM MST / CBS Colorado

On Friday morning, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston talked about the cuts to services the city will make due to a critical situation with the budget. He stressed that these are just the first in what could be an ongoing series of reductions that he said will be made equitably across the city of Denver.

According to Johnston, these direct impacts on DMV and Parks and Recreation do not involve layoffs for current employees. However, hourly workers can expect fewer hours. On-call workers and seasonal workers will be most impacted. In the press conference, Johnston began by targeting Congress and the inability of elected representatives to resolve the border crisis. He said a resolution would have helped ease the burden of the city to provide services for the newcomers.

"We would have a balanced flow of people that would come with work authorization. That would come with federal resources, and cities like ours could successfully integrate them," said Johnston.

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/ne...ec-departments-city-deals-with-budget-crisis/
 
Denver's mayor and "shared sacrifice"

Denver's mayor, Mike Johnston--a Democrat--has decided that there is just not enough money in the city's budget to continue doing what it has been doing, plus house illegal immigrants.

Therefore, he is calling for "shared sacrifice" on the part of Denver's citizens.

Now, let me get this straight:

There is just not enough money to go around, what with the influx of illegals.

So, legal citizens of Denver must sacrifice, so that illegals may be housed.

Does that about sum it up, correctly?
 
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