Parks Tacoma, the city’s parks and recreation district, is dealing with a combination of less revenue than expected and more expenses, making for a shortfall of $8 million. In response, the district cut some jobs last week. The district laid off... — read more
Layoffs avoided at Tacoma libraries with $1M added to budget, but impacts remain
Employees at Tacoma public libraries will no longer face layoffs due to an amendment to the 2021-22 city budget passed by City Council on Nov. 24. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article247277964.html #news #TacomaNews #CityofTacomaNews — read more
Tacoma’s 2021-22 budget to cut fire engine service after split City Council vote
“We are imploring you to keep all of our engine companies,” Frank said. TFD faced millions in cuts and dozens of layoffs due to a budget deficit stemming from... https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article247415510.html #news #TacomaNews... — read more
Tacoma News Tribune to Lay off 67 folks
https://patch.com/washington/puyallup/news-tribune-will-layoff-67-people-next-year