Long Beach [5th District] Councilman Patrick O’Donnell recently used the excuse that he had a surplus in his budget to commit $65,000 of taxpayer money to a designated privately funded project (El Dorado Dog Park).
Got surplus? Fix this, Mr. O’Donnell (see below) before the City gets sued per the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) or by some injured citizen.
With the City of Long Beach continuously portraying their destitution in the form of drastic cutbacks to core services such as libraries, police and fire, O’Donnell’s frivolous spending is arrogant and irresponsible. The citizens deserve better than that.
Diana Lejins
Long Beach
