What a difference a year makes. Last budget cycle City Council members and Mayor Joe Ganim tussled over financial issues including discretionary appointees of the
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Category: City Council
City Council Schedules Monday Budget Vote, No Tax Increase
The City Council Monday night is poised to vote on Mayor Joe Ganim’s $628 million spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 as
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‘Zoners For Ziti’ Redux–Apartment Complex Poised For Sold North End Restaurant
Ten years ago an OIB headline proclaimed “Zoners For Ziti! Amendment approved for Testo’s Restaurant.” On the proviso the property would not be flipped into
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Moore’s Mayoral Campaign May Day
The City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee could vote on Mayor Joe Ganim’s spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 as soon as
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School Budget Public Hearing On Tap This Week
The City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee will conduct two key sessions this week concerning school district funding. On Tuesday, 6 p.m., the seven-member panel
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New Parks Hire Is Up A Tree With City Council
This hire has some City Council members stumped. It’s spring cleaning time and Bret Caulfield has been retained by Public Facilities Director Craig Nadrizny as a
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See Budget Committee Schedule For Fiscal Plan
The City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee chaired by Scott Burns and Ernie Newton has begun its deliberations over Mayor Joe Ganim’s spending plan for
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For Your Review: The Mind-Numbing Municipal Budget (Good Luck)
Attention pencil pushers, bean counters, accountants, couch potatoes plopping laptops in your laps: gaze at Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed spending plan now in the hands
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