Letters to the Editor 10-25-18
Redondo priorities Dear ER: Redondo Beach city employees, including our police and fire, have been working without a contract since June. The city manager hired a negotiating firm, and to date things have not gone well. As can be expected, one of the main sticking points is money. Nearly two thirds of our city budget are personnel costs. When it comes to money, the fire and police have been overheard raising an interesting point and a good question of all of us. If the city can pay $9 million to buy out the Fun Factory lease in order to help push through the CenterCal project how can there be a lack of funds for fire and police? Why is it Emdee and Horvath can vote to help a developer but not our public safety professionals? Also, CenterCal still owes the city over $1million in costs associated with the Environmental Impact Report, and the attorney fees from the improper assessment of the EIR could be another million. Eleven million dollars. Where would you rather see that money go? Fire and Police? Or to help a developer get theirs? If Emdee and Horvath really supported our fiscal security they would have never made that vote. How can they look the fire and police negotiators in…
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