I guess this is just sort the next step after the first decision. I understand how this decision was made, but I really hope that it will be overturned on appeals.
Once you get passed all the fixed increases you ask what else you are going to need. I t leaves only a few hundred thousand dollars for programs that we want to add.
I have to say that the Town Council and the Board of Finance have been very consistent in giving us a three to four percent increase. This proposed budget is very lean even though we are asking for a seven percent increase.