Should the City Manager recommend a new class of firefighters at a time of budget constraints and a decreasing number of structure fires?
Examines Worcester's Department of Public Works' cost-cutting proposal to place street sweepings and catch-basin waste on top of the existing landfill in Green Hill Park.
Facilitating the Cleanup and Development of Worcester's Brownfield.
An overview of payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) programs, through which private, non profit organizations holding tax exempt properties make voluntary payments to the municipality in which they are located.
Discusses Worcester's distressed-property problems, such as abandoned buildings, property neglect and vacant lots, and their adverse social and economic impact on City neighborhoods.
Examines data on police and fire department manpower and staffing practices for Worcester and several other cities of similar size.
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