posted by Joe Polk at 3:01 PM /
By 11 p.m., after five hours of a private session and public budget workshop debate, the five Mt. Lebanon commissioners could agree on one thing: They'd given it a pretty fair shot.
The task at hand: balance a proposed 2009 budget that would include the restoration of popular community programs but at the same time avoid cuts that might compromise safety or services.
In the end, a certain amount of hedging was involved. In one of the most tumultuous financial years in recent memory, who could predict such factors as fuel prices dropping or revenues from start-up golf course ventures?
UPDATE: 5th Ward Commissioner Dan Miller has posted his thoughts on the 2009 budget on his web site.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/08346/934213-55.stm
The task at hand: balance a proposed 2009 budget that would include the restoration of popular community programs but at the same time avoid cuts that might compromise safety or services.
In the end, a certain amount of hedging was involved. In one of the most tumultuous financial years in recent memory, who could predict such factors as fuel prices dropping or revenues from start-up golf course ventures?
UPDATE: 5th Ward Commissioner Dan Miller has posted his thoughts on the 2009 budget on his web site.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/08346/934213-55.stm
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