Palo Alto, CA -- Mayor Dena Mossar and City Manager Frank Benest will appear on a call-in cable TV show Wednesday, April 9th, to answer questions from residents about budget issues facing the City. The show, called "Budget Talk," will be on Channel 27 from 9-10 pm.

"We want to use every method possible to get residents involved in the discussion about how to allocate our scarce resources," said Mossar. " We're hoping for some direct questions during the call-in show."

City Manager Frank Benest echoed Mossar's comments. "Our budget survey told us that residents recognize the need to cut back. But there are still a lot of decisions to be made about just where those cutbacks should occur."

The call-in number at the station is 856-1491 and calls will be taken between 9 pm and 10 pm. Residents who are unable to call in during the show are invited to email their questions to citymgr@cityofpaloalto.org and if time is available, the questions will be answered.

For background information about the budget, residents are asked to visit the City's website at www.cityofpaloalto.org and click on "Palo Alto's Budget Crisis."

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