Parker is leading a series of town hall events to discuss her budget proposal and introduce her administration to residents.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker speaks during an event to mark her 100th day in office at Conwell Middle School in the Kensington section of Philadelphia on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Parker is conducting a series of town hall events throughout the city.on the road Saturday, kicking off a series of town hall events to tout her spending plan and introduce her administration to the city.
More than 250 people attended the event at the Masjidullah Center for Human Excellence in West Oak Lane, where Parker hosted the first of eight public events. Saturday’s gathering was in the city’s 9th Council district, which Parker represented before launching her run for mayor in 2022.Parker acknowledged her briefings would get into the weeds of how city departments operate, but said it’s important taxpayers know how their dollars are being allocated.
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