Jacksonville Mayor John PeytonEarly proposals include dimming street lights, closing libraries, laying off workers
Posted: April 20, 2010 - 4:24pm
By Matt Galnor
A 5 percent cut in Jacksonville's city budget could mean shuttered libraries, darker streets and about 150 fewer workers on the city payroll.
All are among ideas offered by city department heads, told by Mayor John Peyton to show what cutting 5 percent would look like.
Those ideas started coming into Peyton's office this week and will be taken into consideration as Peyton tries to plug a projected $58 million shortfall largely tied to rising employee costs.
