Post by Logan on May 2, 2016 21:49:51 GMT -6
Salary hikes, more police but no tax cut in $1.4B Anne Arundel budget
If the theme of Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh's budget last year was change, this year it's continuity.
Schuh's $1.4 billion spending plan, which he presented to the County Council Monday, includes no new tax cuts but continues to send money toward school construction, expanding public safety personnel and improving the county's waterways — goals that the county executive laid out in 2015, during his first budget season.
“Last year, we set out an agenda for our county,” Schuh said. “I'm pleased to say that a year and a half later we're succeeding. The policies are in place. It's now all about implementation.”
This year’s budget is the first without a structural deficit since 2008. Schuh said the county will instead see a $1 million surplus, a development he called “an extraordinary milestone.”
Read more: www.capitalgazette.com/news/government/ph-ac-cn-fy17-budget-presentation-story.html
If the theme of Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh's budget last year was change, this year it's continuity.
Schuh's $1.4 billion spending plan, which he presented to the County Council Monday, includes no new tax cuts but continues to send money toward school construction, expanding public safety personnel and improving the county's waterways — goals that the county executive laid out in 2015, during his first budget season.
“Last year, we set out an agenda for our county,” Schuh said. “I'm pleased to say that a year and a half later we're succeeding. The policies are in place. It's now all about implementation.”
This year’s budget is the first without a structural deficit since 2008. Schuh said the county will instead see a $1 million surplus, a development he called “an extraordinary milestone.”
Read more: www.capitalgazette.com/news/government/ph-ac-cn-fy17-budget-presentation-story.html