Last Updated: November 09. 2009 10:17AM
Up to 150 Grand Rapids employees could lose jobs
Associated Press
Grand Rapids -- The city manager of Grand Rapids says up to 150 city employees will be laid off Jan. 1.
Gregory Sundstrom says a major restructuring of the city's government is to be announced Tuesday.
Jobs are being cut to help balance the city's budget. The city has about 1,700 workers, so nearly 1 in 11 could lose his or her job.
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Sundstrom tells WOOD-TV that the city faces a deficit of more than $27 million for the current fiscal year, which runs through next June.
Police and fire union leaders tell The Grand Rapids Press that they are expecting layoffs among their ranks.
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