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Long range budget planning

July 7th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Strategic Planning, Village Council

Council met tonight for round three of long range budget planning.  Most of the discussion was more of a quiz session of council so staff could try and ascertain what areas they might work on to trim the imbalance, and try and keep things on a steady keel.
To kick it off  Village Manager Dave Fieldman [...]

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Cost of land use

June 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Affordable housing, Development, Downtown Redevelopment, Economic Development, Residential Redevelopment, Strategic Planning

Champaign’s $96,000 study identifies tax surplus generating development.

A buddy downstate emailed me this study, noting one other blogger already has written about it.  His point; there’s a temptation to simply do what generates surplus income for the municipality.

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