Community members build mock budget

    The first of four Philadelphia community budget forums attracted around 500 participants last night. They broke into small groups to reach consensus on how to plug a $1 billion dollar budget gap. WHYY’s Susan Phillips reports.

    The first of four Philadelphia community budget forums attracted around 500 participants last night. They broke into small groups to reach consensus on how to plug a $1 billion dollar budget gap. WHYY’s Susan Phillips reports.

    Captions: Participants at the budget workshop had the option of sharing their thoughts and comments which will be included in the final report to the mayor (top). [audio: reports20090213mockbudgets.mp3]

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