COURIER-POST STAFF- JULY 30, 2010

CAMDEN — Mayor Dana Redd on Thursday said a "resident budget advisory board" will provide feedback as the city seeks to cut costs by almost 25 percent.

Redd described the board's members -- Colandus "Kelly" Francis, Thomas Rapacki Jr., and Delores Showell -- as "passionate and devoted resident watchdogs."

The board could seek to identify municipal services that should be considered essential, as well as those that can be cut, said Redd. The mayor on Wednesday said the city faces a budget deficit of almost $28 million.