Money freed up by a lower-than-expected school budget and the shift of landfill-related debt to another fund has left the Lynchburg City Council with the happy task of allocating 1.5 million unexpected general fund dollars.

Suggested uses for the money include preserving jobs, keeping the libraries open full time, continuing in-house management of a Parks & Recreation neighborhood center, increasing funds to the regional jail, and  restoring $50,000 previously cut from the city’s marketing budget.

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