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June 29, 2011

Detroit Public Schools' Roberts faces public at forum on school budget

CHASTITY PRATT DAWSEY

In less than 10 minutes, Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts tonight reviewed an 11-page summary of the district's $1.2-billion budget for next school year that projects cutting $200 million from the deficit and reducing all wages by 10%.

Roberts' first public hearing on the budget since taking over in May as the state appointee in charge of DPS began tonight at 6 p.m.
The budget projects that the $327-million deficit will be reduced to $127 million as DPS sells $200 million in bonds, he said.

"We treasure your input, we're going to take it to heart," Roberts said to the audience.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 29, 2011 2:00 AM
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