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Council member acknowledges understaffing in natural areas

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77 sec

Council Member Shekar Krishnan acknowledges the testimony about the importance of natural areas funding and expresses concern about understaffing for natural area care and fire prevention. He emphasizes that the current staffing levels are inadequate for managing the city's natural areas effectively.

  • Krishnan agrees that the city is far from adequately staffed to care for natural areas
  • He highlights the need for better staffing to protect against fires and for general care
  • The council member acknowledges that the understaffing issue goes beyond just funding