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Council member's remarks on parks department budget cuts

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Council Member Lincoln Restler expresses disappointment with Mayor Adams' cuts to the parks department budget. He emphasizes the need for significant restorations and expansion of park funding, and commits to working towards this goal in the coming months.

Restler acknowledges the cuts as the greatest disappointment in the last budget
He stresses the importance of not accepting these cuts any longer
The council member expresses hope for making positive changes in the near future

Lincoln Restler

2:27:20

Yeah.

2:27:20

I really wanna echo, chair de la Rosa's sentiments.

2:27:28

We've got, you know, there was no greater disappointment for me in the last budget than the cuts that mayor Adams insisted on to the parks department, and we quite simply cannot accept them for any longer.

2:27:43

And we need to see significant restorations and expansion to park funding.

2:27:48

I'm hopeful that in the months to come, we'll be able to make that happen.

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