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City Budget Gets Preliminary Approval
16 hours ago ago from WDUQNews
Pittsburgh City Council gave tentative approval today to what Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl calls a stopgap 2010 budget. The $446.5 million dollar spending plan is the second submitted by the mayor. The Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority rejected his first budget because it contained the 1% tax on college tuition. The Board said the tax was of questionable legality. The Ravenstahl Administration went back to the drawing board and ...
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20 hours ago ago from Defending Measure Y
Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m., a time most responsible working adults will not be able to attend, our illustrious City Council is meeting once again to discuss how to fix the budget and fill the $18 million hole. You can read the brilliant new proposals here. http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/23790.pdf Of particular note is the astute observation: “New ongoing revenues are the only way to cover the operating deficit on [sic] ...
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15 hours ago ago from Route 55
The Millville City Commission voted to raise its real estate tax by 8 cents per $100 assessed. Each Commissioner explained in detail the effort that went into developling this difficult budget. Commissonor Joe Derlla talked about future negotations with the city unions and he thanked Millville First for meeting with him on the budget. There was the typical grumbling that the city keeps raising taxes so much that folks have to move out.The new ...
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15 hours ago ago from Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines| GazetteOnline.com - Cedar Rapids, Iowa City
Posted on Dec 17, 2009 by Rick Smith . For a time a few months ago, it didn’t seem as if the City Council would find enough places to spend the $78 million in local-option sales tax revenue expected over 63 months for flood recovery. Last night, council member Chuck Wieneke informed his colleagues that city staff now has identified $101 million in possible funding gaps that might qualify for a piece of the tax revenue. The city ...
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22 hours ago ago from Erie Real Estate
Erie City Council this morning adopted a $58.1 million budget for 2010. The budget includes no tax increase, but does raise rates for sewer and garbage removal. The budget, which cuts city spending by nearly $1 million, includes no new personnel or programs and holds the line on property taxes for the third consecutive year. The sewer rates will increase by $8.40 per quarter, or 14.9 percent, for the average customer, city ...
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Ariz. Senate pres: Too late for ballot measures
17 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Ariz. Senate pres: Too late for ballot measures PHOENIX (AP) -- A mistake about how long it takes to get a referral on a special election ballot means Arizona lawmakers won't consider putting a tax increase on the March ballot when they meet on Thursday on the state's budget crisis, Senate President Bob Burns said Wednesday. Burns told The Associated Press on Wednesday that there was a mix-up on how much time is needed to authorize and ...
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19 hours ago ago from U.S. News
NY transit agency board approves 2010 budget NEW YORK (AP) -- The board of the nation's largest transit agency reluctantly approved a 2010 budget Wednesday that includes service cuts and could leave New York City children without free rides to their public schools. But several Metropolitan Transportation Authority board members characterized the vote as merely the beginning of the budget process. They were required to pass a budget by the ...
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21 hours ago ago from Media General - WNCT.com
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