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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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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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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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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There are reasons that a community may want to promote the development of housing, but a positive impact on the city budget is not one of them. In fact, as the above chart illustrates, all forms of…
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