Bits and Pieces

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This from an Arizona Daily Star article written by Jonathan Brodesky regarding TREO:

"The real issue here is whether TREO serves itself before it serves the community. It's laced in Snell's salary - and those of other TREO staffers - which is significantly higher than those reported on tax forms of people doing similar jobs in Portland, Fresno, Colorado Springs, Albuquerque, Tulsa and El Paso.

It's reflected in TREO's major loss of public funding in recent years. Marana bailed on TREO. The city and county have slashed funding for TREO, and the city is again cutting its support, from $520,000 to $400,000 for 2013. Of the six city officials on the trip, TREO is paying for four of them: the mayor, a staffer in his office, and council members Shirley Scott and Paul Cunningham."
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This from an Explorer article reporting of the unreasonable outburst by Council Member Solomon, trying to create an argument with Council Member Bill Garner. When challenged about the Police Budget, Garner responded, refering to the Recreation Center:

“The bottom line is we can find $54,000 if the facility makes sense, because it benefits the citizens,” said Garner. “If we can find the money to fund police, if we can find the money to fund public works, we can find the money to benefit the citizens.”
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