In commenting on the Mayor's proposed budget, Vanessa Freeman, who along with Marnie Wells has done great work on public health issues for the city & co-chairs the Public Health Advisory Committee, recently added a thanks to me as well as to Councilmembers Natalie Johnson Lee and Dean Zimmermann and any other person on the council who has worked on behalf of public health funding. Thanks right back to you Vanessa & to whoever prompted you to add me to the list(Marnie?) I'd also like to specifically thank Councilmembers Robert Lilligren, Dan Niziolek, Don Samuels and Gary Schiff, all of whom also joined in a resolution (Resolution 2005R-172) that the council passed "That the City Council work with the Mayor's office to eliminate the projected cuts to the Department of Health and Family Support in 2006." Finally, great thanks are due to the Mayor for stepping up to the plate on this issue and restoring the funding to the Department in his proposed budget for 2006. It will be a good day for the health and welfare of the residents of this city, especially our children, families and the vulnerable among us, if the budget is adopted with this funding intact. I hope that many more of our colleagues will join in making that happen. REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list.
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