Politics & Government
Mayor to Unveil Budget Next Week
Lots of cutting going on, according to town officials.
Next Thursday Mayor Scott Jackson will present his proposed 2012-13 budget to the Legislative Council, but between now and then there's still a lot of work to do, his Chief Administrative Officer Curt Balzano Leng said Monday.
"We are working on it seven days a week 24 hours a day," Leng told the council at its monthly meeting.
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They are now on its 19th cut, Leng said, and there's still more work to be done.
When the administration received the department head's requests, they totalled $25 million more than the current budget, Leng said, which would equal a six mill increase.
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But that's not going to happen, Leng assured the council.
"Obviously a six mill increase is not going to be recommended," he said. "This budget is extrodinarily challenging and there is a lot of shaving and cutting and thoughts of reorganization going on."
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