Candidates weigh in

Sat., July 9, 2011

What candidates for City Council president are saying about proposals to eliminate or significantly cut senior and youth center funding:

• Steve Corker , City Council member, board member of Corbin Senior Activity Center and Northeast Youth Center:

“I’m not surprised with cuts. I am surprised with the amount of cuts. That’s devastating.”

• Ben Stuckart , executive director of Communities in Schools of Spokane County:

“Our senior centers are one of the strengths of our community, and youth programs have been cut for years and years. I just don’t think that’s a good long-term vision for our community.”

• Dennis Hession , former mayor, former Park Board president:

“I would strongly encourage them to figure out a way to preserve them because a lot of people depend on them for a significant part of their life experience as they age or if they are low income.”

If you go

The Spokane Park Board will hold a budget study session on Wednesday after its 1:30 p.m. regular meeting in the City Council Chambers at Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

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