Posts Tagged ‘Budget’
Mayor and the “L” word
It's not love, it's not liberty, it's layoffs -- the "L" word has been mentioned as possible for the 2011 budget. Which is pretty much a given considering that the budget balance was a tight rope walk. The Blade is the reference for this post. If the mayor has any ideas on how to balance the budget, he isn't revealing them just yet. "We'll [...]
No comprehensive report by intern says Toledo
In response to a referral made by Councilman D. Michael Collins requesting, "the reports of the private consultant regarding street lighting. Consolidate what the intern did, which identified how severe the problem is.” A memo was written on Dec. 9 from Robin L. Whitney, Commissioner, Engineering Services that stated in reference to the [...]
Ottawa Hills provides documentation Toledo said did not exist
A story I was working on for the Toledo Free Press over the weekend is now live -- Ottawa Hills provides documentation Toledo said did not exist. After speaking with Dan Wagner, president of the Toledo Police Patrolman's Association, the story took on a different aspect beyond just the information request. Some of what Wagner reported he had [...]
Waiting for the magic casino fairy
My column for the Dec. 12 issue of the Toledo Free Press is online -- Waiting for the magic casino fairy. It's a brief look at some of what took place at a recent Youth, Parks, Recreation and Community Relations Committee meeting and a small part of what took place at the last Toledo City Council meeting on the issue of the Toledo CityParks [...]
Street light report sees the light of day
At the Nov. 30 Agenda Review, the topic of assessments for street lights was discussed as the annual appropriation for assessments was presented to City Council. District 2 Toledo City Councilman D. Michael Collins had questions about street lighting and about a report that he believed had been generated about how many street lights within the [...]
Income tax & public utilities
Some of you have asked questions about money from the general fund and the department of public utilities, not long ago Councilman Rob Ludeman made a referral asking a similar question. That referral was answered in the Dec. 3 Friday packet to council, I'm providing it here in full as an FYI: REFERRAL: 1. Can income tax revenues be utilized to [...]
City reducing amount of rate increase for water and sewer
A memorandum included in the Friday packet to members of City Council announces that the Bell Administration has decided to reduce the amount of the rate increase being sought - part of the memo -- emphasis mine: Since proposing our rate increases in early November, representatives of the administration and the Department of Public Utilities [...]
Agenda Review: More SEP fun – Updated!
Basic summary of legislation and any discussion that took place before Council today at their Agenda Review. Authorizing the Mayor to contribute an amount not to exceed $10,000 to the Toledo Symphony to assist in expenses associated with a performance in New York City; authorizing the transfer of $10,000 from the Toledo CitiParks [...]
Oregon to cut high school transportation
Several of our local media outlets are reporting that after the failure of the school levy in Oregon, cuts were announced tonight that include the elimination of bus transportation for high school students, the closing of Wynn Elementary and eliminating to technical programs currently offered to high school students. About 50 employees will be [...]
The draining of the DPU
One of the interesting elements of the latest discussion concerning increasing the rates for water, sewer and storm water has been largely unreported. The "how did the fund go from having more than ample money to being only several million in each account" discussion has centered on the number of necessary repairs and equipment needed by the [...]