In the State of the City address on Feb. 13, Mayor Kim Wolfe focused on successes, future plans, and the fallout from the economic crisis that affecting the community’s fiscal situation.
Wolfe thanked the city council for the $1 user fee increase, which resulted in the city hiring six police officers, paving $800,000 worth of streets and purchasing Street and Traffic Engineering Division equipment.
The mayor pointed to several city successes; including the creation of a constituent services liaison, which allows the city to be more responsive to residents’ requests or complaints, national attention from “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution”, and the completion of the first phase of the Old Main Corridor with funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Wolfe said the current fiscal year budget was cut by 10 percent from last year’s $44 million to approximately $40 million in reaction to the current national economic crisis and an estimated 10 percent reduction in proposed revenue for this year.
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