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Italian Iced–City’s Cop Costs Force Columbus Parade To Shelton
Community-organized parades and non-profit festivals must reinvent themselves, especially when high security costs become a factor. Organizers of the century-long Columbus weekend festivities, citing cop overtime
Read moreFor The Love Of Money, Taxpayer Money
In what was Tom McCarthy’s likely final City Council meeting, a constant presence for many of those years, fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee, barked out
Read moreIf Only They Could Print Money
In his Monday address to the City Council, citizen budget scrutineer John Marshall Lee highlighted taxpayer savings, including the city print shop, declaring “Perhaps we
Read moreEducation Reform Group Hosts Council Members At Forum
City Council members Karen Jackson, Kyle Langan and Maria Valle on Thursday participated in a forum hosted by the education reform group FaithActs for Education where
Read moreDebating A Municipal Review Board
Citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee addressed the City Council Monday night raising questions about the benefits of a state authorized financial review board for
Read moreMil Rate On Council Agenda
The City Council Monday night is scheduled to establish the mil rates for the budget year starting July 1 after approving a spending plan that
Read moreGanim Signs Budget, No Tax Increase
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday signed the City Council-approved $557.4 million spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1 with no tax increase.
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