Public Safety Heads List of Increases on Proposed Budget

Public safety is top on the list of spending increases that Lawndale City Council members are expected to approve when they consider final approval for the 1997-98 budget Monday.

As part of the $8.2-million budget, a 6.5% increase over last year, city officials have proposed adding a sheriff’s detective to its new service center who will focus exclusively on gang activity in the city.

The budget also includes funds to add a motorcycle officer to beef up enforcement of traffic laws and money to build a teenage recreation center that would give youngsters a safe place to go after school and on weekends.