Casper City Council to consider laying off dozens of city staff, shuttering facilities

Disregarding warnings from Casper city staff and City Council veterans, a contingent of council members led by Dallas Laird — in his first week on the job — has asked to consider an austerity budget that would require dozens of municipal employees to be laid off or facilities to be shuttered.

Interim City Manager Liz Becher’s proposed budget calls for spending $5 million in reserve funds to preserve current city services and what she described as essential staffing levels.

Arno Rosenfeld 307-266-0634, [email protected]

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