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[Update Nov 23, 2012: The public hearing on the budget started today with a thorough presentation from city administration chock full of historical information about trends driving the operating budget. A pdf of the presentation can be accessed here.] Yesterday Council received its first look at the proposed 2012 operating budget (full documentation available here).… Read More
[UPDATE – October 25, 2011: I guess the April framework wasn’t Council’s final offer. See here for the October 25 report outlining the post-New York changes to the agreement framework.] Make no mistake, I’m not anti-arena as some have suggested, I’m just concerned about the public financial contribution that is called for to make it… Read More
Finally had a moment to post this old news: Yesterday City Council finalized our budget for next year. It is fairly consistent with administration’s proposal which I outlined in a previous post, with a couple of significant changes. The 2% dedicated levy for neighbourhood reconstruction and maintenance was lowered to 1.5% for 2011 out to… Read More
Just a quick post to link you to City administration’s proposed 2011 operating budget, based on previous council’s guidelines set out in the spring. The way this works is that over the next month or so Council will work from this as a starting point and add, subtract and modify until we’ve exhausted debate, and… Read More
[UPDATE: This post was written when it looked like the deal had fallen through. It has since been revived for 2011-2013, a decision I did not support.] I think the race falling through is a good thing on the whole. Council took a gamble on Indy in late 2007, and it didn’t pay off. The idea… Read More