Save the Libraries!
I have been feeling and overhearing a lot of negativity around our great city of Philadelphia since Mayor Michael Nutter announced his budget cuts last week. I know we cannot blame him, alone, for these choices, but he not just the spokeman, so for the first time I am writing a disapproving blog post about my favorite local politician.
Why the libraries, Mayor Nutter? The community pool, we can deal with. The street cleaning? Easy fix- let’s just have a few more citywide resident clean-up days planned! The first one was a huge hit, brought neighbors together, and helped recycled thousands of pounds of bottles and cans that were probably headed for the sewers! The libraries, though. Just awful. Could you not find any private schools or corporations to sponsor the libraries? As a colleague of mine said at dinner the other night, “Who cares if it’s the Comcast Library of West Philadelphia?” At least kids would have a place to go on the internet and read for free!
All I can hope is that his time spent in Washington may result in some federal assistance, so we can keep this city on the right track. In the mean time, there has got to be a better place to cut funding!
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