Kentucky Mayor's budget includes plenty of layoffs
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July 13,2009
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson presented his 2009-2010 budget to Metro Council members on May 28, 2009 with much dismay. While the budget does not include raising taxes, it eliminates 528 positions in the Louisville metropolitan government. These cutbacks will also include jobs that are currently filled by government employees. The mayor expressed his reluctance to do so, stating it was the toughest budget he's had to propose in his 20 years in office.[1]
Abramson also stated that he hoped to create 3,000 private sector jobs with capital investments in the local economy to build roads, sidewalks, public housing and parks. However, in doing so, a total 119 Metro employees will be laid off by July 1, 2009.
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