Saturday, May 1, 2010

What to do about the deficit? - Baldwin County NOW

What to do about the deficit? - Baldwin County NOW: "ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — First, the Orange Beach City Council gave the citizens advisory finance committee a job to do. Their task was to find a way to somehow make up for shortages in revenue that are expected in 2011. After months of meetings and discussions, the committee came up with, what they felt, was the only reasonable solution – raise property taxes by 1-mill, which would increase revenue approximately $750,000."