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And funding for social services is top concern, said Councillor Shelley Carroll, chairman of the budget committee.**********
The city's social services reserve is depleted, she said, but there will likely be an increase in demand for welfare and social housing during an economic slowdown.
"That's the one that's the real concern," she said.
FROM THE COMMENTS:
"I guess they COULD take money out of the Lake Buying Fund."*