City Finances: Update, 11.30.2020
Summary: the state of City finances is unexpectedly strong as we approach year-end.
When covid-19 first broke on to the scene last March, projections for city finances 2020 took a somewhat scary…
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A Bit of Good News amid covid-19: City of Worthington Finance Update, 8.31.2020
Back in April, it was projected that the city’s income tax revenue would drop ≈ 10% for the year, reflecting the anticipated impact of covid-19. But through the end of August, city income tax…
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Dear Reader,
I freely admit that it is hard—and maybe not even sensible or proper—to think about anything other than covid-19 at this time. Preservation of life, and the life we love, make all…
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City Finances, a Current Snapshot
During the 2019 city council campaigns the general buzz was that our city finances were in distress, and that our economic development outlook was in a state of mismanaged malaise. Claims were…
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Project Community Park Presents 1,000 Petitions to City Council: Resident-Centered Policy in Action
A thick stack of 1,000 signed petitions was delivered to City Council last week by the grassroots organization Project Community Park Worthington. I encourage you to read the testimony, as…
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