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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Mayor Not Talking Parade

Mayor Nutter today said it was too soon to talk about parade costs, should the Phillies win the World Series for a second year in a row.

“Obviously, we’re very excited about the Phillies,” Nutter said, a day after the Phillies clinched a spot in the World Series. “We look at these playoffs, and now the World Series, as one game at a time.”

But Nutter did note that the city does not have a ton of extra cash lying around.

“In this current economic environment, obviously everything is very tight,” Nutter said, noting that scheduled parades and festivals are now required to pay city security and clean-up expenses, due to budget cuts.

Last year, parade expenses for the city – including police overtime and street cleaning – totaled over a million dollars, according to the mayors press office. About $300,000 was raised in private donations.
 
Posted by Catherine Lucey @ 10:47 AM  Permalink | 5 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:37 PM, 10/22/2009
    Quit trying to get the Mayor to jinx us. What's next, wanting to bring back the jersey for Billy Penn?
    — Echo
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:13 PM, 10/22/2009
    The ton of extra cash that was laying around,went to mayor nutters bathroom and kitchen upgrade
    — septablows
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:45 PM, 10/22/2009
    Maybe they oughta take Nutter out with the trash.
    — jlpcoin20
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:52 PM, 10/22/2009
    I'm sure the Phillies have a million dollars they could spare!
    — K_Ball


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