ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE FINAL ACTION ON THE BUDGET AT THEIR MONDAY NIGHT MEETING. AT A HEARING LAST THURSDAY, COUNCILORS APPROVED EXTRA MONEY TO BOOST PAY OF POLICE OFFICERS BY FIVE PERCENT. BUT A PLAN BY MAYOR BERRY TO HIKE MONTHLY GARBAGE FEES BY TWO DOLLARS WAS VOTED DOWN.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED MONEY TO COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THE SWIMMING POOL AT RIO GRANDE HIGH AND TO KEEP THE ALAMOSA LIBRARY OPEN.
