Friday, March 5, 2010

Peyton Sounds Warning: City Layoffs Possible


By Tia Mitchell - Story updated at 7:56 AM on Thursday, Mar. 4, 2010

If unions continue to resist across-the-board salary cuts, Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton said “wholesale layoffs” might be the only answer to balance next year’s city budget.

Preliminary projections show a $58 million gap between revenue and expenses, mainly because of rising employee-related costs like health care.