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Nov 19, 2015 - Toledo Blade - "Council reacts to Hicks-Hudson's proposed budget":http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2015/11/19/Council-reacts-to-Hicks-Hudson-s-proposed-budget.html

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Under the mayor's proposal, the city’s general fund will be balanced next year by a razor-thin margin by *nearly doubling* what Toledoans pay monthly for trash collection,  pushing back the hiring of new police officers and firefighters, and *taking more than $10 million* out of the fund used for street repaving.
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Increase the illegal tax and keep many of our streets in disrepair. 

Sounds like great governance to me. It's called "Detroitification.":http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Detroitification

What else are these geniuses up to?

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[Council's] largest concern was something Council Finance Chairman Larry Sykes called *“phantom revenue”* proposed by the mayor, which includes *assumptions* ...

“This balanced budget that we received is under the *assumption* that we have to *sell $2.5 million in real estate,”* Ms. Gabriel said. “And if you don't what is your plan?”

*Mr. Sarantou assured Ms. Gabriel and council that the property is likely to sell.*

The $2.5 million would come from selling city property, including the empty former site of Southwyck Shopping Center, the property where NorthTowne Mall once stood, and city-owned land Monclova Township, he said.

The budget also includes no dedicated funding for swimming pools, but Mayor Hicks-Hudson last week said the city *could* raise $800,000 from grants and donations for pools and other recreational programs. That number is also written into the budget.
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Initial reaction to PH2's and Sarantou's financial wizardry:

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