Word: costly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Supporters of the program, which has anestimated cost of $1 million, say that theaddition of 30 foot-patrol officers in theneighborhoods will also personalize the policeforce, especially in the eyes of the young...
...Foot patrolmen went out of style because oftheir [high] cost," Vellucci said. "[But] havingpolice on a beat creates a camaraderie between thepolice and the kids in the neighborhood...
Thirty additional patrol officers would be needed for the program, at a cost to taxpayers of approximately $1 million, according to information on the ballot...
...study suggested a 23-point plan to solve the nation's hunger problem, including expanding relief groups and raising the minimum wage to meet inflated consumer prices. The report also recommended correlating the minimum wage to cost-of-living increases in the future, as well as extending unemployment benefits to the long-term unemployed...
...With the economy in a precarious situation, all programs are going to be scrutinized carefully," said Judy A. Depontbriand, field director of the PTFHA. Depontbriand said, "It is not at all unrealistic to push for restored funding for hunger programs [because] public programs that feed people are cost effective...