Peekskill's new budget saves dozen jobs, but 18 layoffs anger residents
Photo credit: Christian Wade | Peekskill Mayor Mary Foster, left and Councilwoman Marybeth J. McGowan, right, at Monday night's budget meeting. (Nov. 26, 2012)
The jobs of more than a dozen Peekskill employees have been saved from the chopping block after their co-workers opted for early retirement and firefighters agreed to give back wages and holiday pay to plug the city's budget gaps.
But that didn't stop several of the 50 or so Peekskill residents who attended Monday night's budget hearing from speaking out against the remaining 18 layoffs, with...
