This article by AJC writer Shane Blatt says Snellville might need to cancel the Easter and Christmas festivities because of costs. That's okay with me, because people can celebrate those elsewhere, but I'd say don't get rid of Snellville Days, because there's only one Snellville Days.
Snellville Days is special to Snellville and has historical and a stronger community meaning. We built that dang-ol huge City Hall building, so now we need to be parading 'round it to make it all worthwhile. Besides, our politicians like to have their names on cars in the parade but not sit in the cars for some odd reason that has not been explained to me. Keep the parade. If the festival at Briscoe Park has to go, okay...but keep the parade.
City Hall should close 1 day per week. The tag office has been doing this for some time. Imagine what it costs to heat/cool that huge building. If you've never been in it, it is so large, sound echoes in it.
But to threaten to cut into the public safety budget...? I feel, quite bluntly, that it's a fear tactic to get everyone to accept the budget as-is.
The City of Snellville ought to be able to call companies it does business with, and ask for a deal. For example, I've done this myself, and just saved $240 a year on pest control. That's just one company I've called so far. Imagine if the City of Snellville asked for a better deal from every company the city contracts with? You better believe the City of Snellville would get a better deal, because the companies would want to keep a nice big contract with Snellville, even if they have to discount a little bit more. It wouldn't be $240 a year, either. It would probably be in six figures. Maybe this has been done, if so, great.
I just say, the small things can add up to a lot. Every small thing should be considered first.
Short $1.1M, Snellville mulls what stays, goes
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By Shane Blatt Up to 18 Snellville city jobs could get the ax. City Hall could close one day a week. Snellville Days could see the end of days. ...
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