NEW: Cranston Council OKs Tax Raise
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Cranston City Council last night approved a $245.2 million budget that includes a 70-cent tax increase.
The budget passed on a 6 to 3 vote, with council members Emilio Navarro, Paul Archetto, and Richard Santamaria dissenting.
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung praised the vote, saying the budget holds “the line on operating costs” and “appropriately” funds the schools. He said the tax increase “in large part was necessary to offset one-time budget plugs that some of those very same Council members voted for last year.”
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“Over the next few days, I will look closely at the amendments that have been made to the original version throughout this process to determine if there are any specific line items that I may veto, but on the whole, the fact that this budget does not hinge on any one-time budget holes or political gimmicks puts us in a far better position for future budgets,” Fung said.
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