We have been advised that starting in October of 2006, there will be a 33% reduction in this funding and that beyond September and October 2007, we don't know if we'll have any funding.

We aren't here to ask you for anything -- yet.

If we don't get federal support, at some point we'll have to decide if this is a valuable program to continue.

We both made some concessions, but ... this ... will get the thing at least where the mayor will appoint the membership and allow them to go out and function, ... It's not everything I would have liked to have had. Is it a step in the right direction? Yes.

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We have 26 girls, mostly sophomores and freshmen. We're looking really good with lots of depth in each event.