Council could have made cuts in 'bloated' budget
I read, with interest, your editorial praising Sandra Anderson Groat for "engineering a compromise" budget for the Greensboro City Council. While I agree it is good to see a freshman councilwoman get involved in the budget process, I only wish she had developed her newfound spine the week before and voted against the Sandy Carmany proposal. It was Groat's vote the week before which allowed the Carmany proposal to pass.
I am really disappointed in the majority of the council for passing this bloated budget. If the council had worked as hard during the entire process as Groat did the last few days, maybe they could have found sufficient savings to pay for the new, necessary budget items without raising our property taxes.
There are a lot of items in the budget which aren't necessary to the operation of the city, which, if cut, would allow the necessary things like fire and police to be provided.
Mike Gregory
Greensboro
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In reference to your last paragraph I find it's truth indisputable. I could say a lot more, local politics being a sore point with me, but I think that sums it up.
Posted on July 7, 2006 12:35 PM