When it comes to establishing a city budget, what do you see as the key priorities and why? Rochester Post[…]
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Sewer Plan Adopted
The real affect of this policy will be to save the next generations of taxpayers $400 million in taxes and[…]
Read moreCivic Theatre 2020 Oversight
I could ramble on for some time about this, but I will simply say that I am both sad and[…]
Read moreElected Official Compensation
I fully expected substantial blow back, when that happens I particularly those of you who have engaged in civil conversation[…]
Read moreCouncilmember Pay FAQ & Discussion
This motion was made and approved by the council 6-1. It takes not action but has staff come back to[…]
Read moreUnderstanding Rochester Finances – Part 3, Infrastructure Efficiency
The best statistic to understand how much operating a city will cost is it’s population density. Most of the costs[…]
Read moreUnderstanding Rochester Finances – Part 2, Utilities
Overview: This post is all about utilities, what they are, how they are funded, and how they impact other budget[…]
Read more$1.4 Billion unfunded streets liability & 40% tax increase!
Sprawl is really expensive as it turns out. We are close to the geographical size of Minneapolis with less than[…]
Read moreRochester reaffirmed at a perfect AAA
As usual, Rochester is a model of fiscally responsible government. Standard & Poor’s Report
Read moreRochester to investigate using local banks in 2014
I noted the irony that the city council would again offer no bid business to US Bank and Wells Fargo[…]
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