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City budget battle has winners, losers

PDF: City agency cuts

After a year of closing early to save money, Chattanooga recreation centers soon could be open again for normal hours.

But at the same time, a city ballet program, a children’s museum and the Chattanooga Theatre Center could find 2 percent of their budgets cut.

The 2010-11 fiscal year budget had some winners, but more than its fair share of losers, officials said.

“It’s still a situation where we’re having to make cuts,” said Larry Zehnder, parks and recreation director.