Thread: TX-Austin resident proposes cutting Day Labor Center

Austin resident proposes cutting Day Labor Center

by STEVE ALBERTS

kvue.com

Posted on June 17, 2010 at 5:29 PM

Updated Thursday, Jun 17 at 7:11 PM



As the City of Austin tries to close anywhere from an $11 to $28 million budget gap for the FY 2011 budget, everything remains on the table. One idea that is gaining support is not coming from city leaders, but from an Austin resident.

The idea gaining traction was posted online on the city's budget website. A citizen suggests eliminating the City's Day Labor Center in North Austin, and it's getting support from other residents.

Everyday about 100 people come to the City of Austin’s Day Labor site looking for work.

“I found three jobs out of here that help me pay my bills and keep my apartment and stuff,â€

if those day labors want the site to remain open make them pay for it.