Public Safety Heads List of Increases on Proposed Budget
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Public safety is top on the list of spending increases that Lawndale City Council members are expected to approve when they consider final approval for the 1997-98 budget Monday.
As part of the $8.2-million budget, a 6.5% increase over last year, city officials have proposed adding a sheriff’s detective to its new service center who will focus exclusively on gang activity in the city.
The budget also includes funds to add a motorcycle officer to beef up enforcement of traffic laws and money to build a teenage recreation center that would give youngsters a safe place to go after school and on weekends.
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