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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Well thank you, you're a very polite person even after the spat in the other thread! haha...
I cannot give you examples of how the city is reducing costs, but that's only because it's November 2 - the budget has not been released yet. I personally do not know the actual numbers, I have to wait just like everybody else. However I can tell you that there are reasons for a justified increase - not the answer you are looking for, but that once the budget is released, people upset with the numbers will get their explanations. If not from guys like me (on message boards for example) then from the Mayor, aldermen, and other City officials.
As for the release of the City survey, well....It was supposed to be out earlier in the day, but there was a slight mix-up of who was supposed to inform the media about it. I didn't even know if it had been released or not, but I did know it was already posted for the public to see.  |
For families and businesses they do not look at their spending "once a year" at budget time. It is an ongoing process of planning, saving and making adjustments as they go along.
The current slate of aldermen have been in for a year now. What have they done to reduce city hall spending? Are they reviewing their departments to look for cost saving measures? Are they recycling? Are they saving fuel and energy costs?
All I have heard is them telling all the citizens to tighten their belts and do all the "right" from a green perspecitve; yet there is not a whisper of initiatives within the halls of those in charge.