As a new city council heads into its first budget process together, city staff say they are in a position to not only restore items like street maintenance that were cut because of pandemic, but also put more money towards areas like housing and homelessness.
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Erik Walsh, city manager, looks on as citizens relay their frustrations with police in a June 2020 council hearing
San Antonio is recovering economically from COVID-19, but a deficit in the city’s budget is projected over the next five years, according to a forecast presented to the city council on Wednesday.
The next budget year for 2022 is expected to remain balanced. However, the years after that could see tens of millions of dollars that the city will need to make up as city officials begin to restore cuts initiated during the pandemic. Ultimately, it will be a decision by the city council on how to move forward.