City budget discussions lined up through next week

The Long Beach city budget, and scheduled meetings to discuss it, have certainly been works in progress. What began as a few days of budget hearings with unspecified topics have now grown into focused community meetings in most of the council districts and specific council discussions.

Here is the newest schedule of the remaining meetings:

• Thursday - 3rd District community budget meeting at Long Beach Yacht Club, 6201 E. Appian Way, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Thursday - 7th and 8th districts community budget meeting at the Petroleum Club, 3636 Linden Ave., from 7 to 8 p.m.
• Tuesday (Aug. 26) - City Council budget workshop on Public Works and the Capital Improvement Program at City Hall, 333 W. Ocean Blvd., from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday (Aug. 26) - 1st District community budget meeting at the Main Library, 101 Pacific Ave., from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday (Aug. 26) - Public discussion of proposal to close Main Library and rebuild or relocate it, at the Main Library, 101 Pacific Ave., from 6:45 to 8 p.m.
• Aug. 27 - 6th District community budget meeting at Ernest McBride Jr. Park, , from 6 to 7 p.m.
• Sept. 2 - Council budget workshop to discuss the Main Library at City Hall from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• Sept. 2 - Council budget hearing at City Hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
• Sept. 9 - Council budget workshop on Budget Oversight Committee recommendations and other budget considerations at City Hall from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• Sept. 9 - Council budget hearing and budget adoption at City Hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m.