Re: And now for something completely different

["Mike Sohns" <sohns@turbonet.com>]

I believe that this would cause at least a few more people to take a
serious interest in the budget.  It also would force elected officials to
seriously look at the budget and remember that the taxpayers will look at
these documents a little closer.  

Maybe this would eliminate budget padding and help lower taxes.  This would
more effective if officials could not use tax money to advertise for
passage of the budget.

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> From: John and Laurie Danahy <JDANAHY@turbonet.com>
> To: Vision2020 <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Subject: And now for something completely different
> Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 4:21 AM
> 
> Recently, on a trip to New York, I was stunned by the New York State law
> that required cities, towns, villages, and school districts to submit
their
> yearly budgets to the voters for approval.  If the proposed budget fails
to
> get a simple majority, the governing entity must rework it and try again.
> Or do a last resort bare bones budget.
> How does everyone feel about this concept?  While initially against the
> idea as too much work, I find that it interests me more as time goes by.
> 
> John
> 
> John and Laurie Danahy
> jdanahy@turbonet.com