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Mayor Announces More Layoffs, Cuts To City Services
ClickOnDetroit ^ | September 27, 2005 | WDIV

Posted on 09/27/2005 6:49:47 PM PDT by Westlander

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick met with City Council on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of more worker layoffs and cuts to city services to eliminate a budget shortfall, Local 4 reported.

City Council said they subpoenaed Kilpatrick to come to Tuesday's budget meeting, but Kilpatrick said he never received the subpoena and planned on coming anyway.

(Excerpt) Read more at clickondetroit.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: deficit; detroit; kilpatrick; mayornavigator; navigator; nomoreblingbling; politics
27 million towards a 300 million deficit. Thata boy Kwame!
1 posted on 09/27/2005 6:49:48 PM PDT by Westlander
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To: Westlander

Speaking of corrupt local politicians....Kwame could give Nagin lessons!!!


2 posted on 09/27/2005 6:53:01 PM PDT by Txsleuth (Mike Pence for President of the United States)
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To: Westlander

So who do you think the newly laid off people will be voting for?


3 posted on 09/27/2005 6:53:46 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: Westlander

City has been run by unions and liberals for how long? No wonder they are in this much trouble.


4 posted on 09/27/2005 6:57:32 PM PDT by trubluolyguy (I am conservative. That is NOT the same thing as Republican. Don't place party over principle.)
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To: Westlander
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

Black Irish?

5 posted on 09/27/2005 6:58:29 PM PDT by South40 (Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
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To: Westlander

He's a dem, right?


6 posted on 09/27/2005 7:14:52 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: hsalaw
Kwame's a former state rep (D).
His mom's one of the two congresscritters from Detroit. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D).
His dad was the spokesman for former Wayne County exec Ed McNamara (D), the Boss Daley of Michigan.
7 posted on 09/27/2005 7:31:10 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan (Draft Mark Sanford for President - 2008)
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To: Westlander

He's toast, and will soon have to turn the city's Navigator in.


8 posted on 09/27/2005 7:31:41 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan (Draft Mark Sanford for President - 2008)
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To: Dan from Michigan

Time to close Detroit!


9 posted on 09/27/2005 7:36:34 PM PDT by Rodm (Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings)
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To: hsalaw
He's a dem, right?

He's cutting government, so you know he can't be a Republican!

10 posted on 09/27/2005 8:24:06 PM PDT by IRememberElian
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To: Westlander

Micheal Moore says this is all GM's fault.


11 posted on 09/27/2005 8:43:13 PM PDT by kylaka
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