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Bottom line – the process of deciding budget cuts is going to continue through April.

Mayor and Council had a general budget discussion at their study session meeting today. Concerning outside agencies of which Access Tucson is one, it was discussed that the agencies are expressing panic and uncertainty about the process. Apparently the Mayor and Council are getting a lot of calls and emails from many of these agencies.

After much discussion, the Mayor and Council decided that on April 28th, time will be set aside for representatives from the outside agencies to address the Council. This will be after the City Manager submits his budget. The thinking was that there will be something to react to instead of just presentations saying don’t cut us. They want to know how the cuts will be handled and any creative ideas groups have.

Thank you to all of you who contributed to the Access Tucson action alert. Over 60 emails were submitted as of yesterday and more today! If you haven’t sent a message supporting Access Tucson to the Mayor and Council, don’t worry, you still can. Just send them an email mcweb@tucsonaz.gov

Or if you wish to email or speak to your Councilmember personally, you can find their contact information here: http://www.tucsonaz.gov/mcc.html

Watch this website and your email to stay connected with us. Access Tucson will post updates and may send out another action alert if needed. Please confirm that we have your most current email address especially if you didn’t receive our first action alert email dated Saturday March 21.

Thank you again for your help. Please know that your voice is important and Access Tucson strives to make it heard.