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| City Budget: Put Sunset On New Fees |
| Published: May 8, 2006 |
Grand Rapids City Manager Kurt Kimball has been recognized by his peers internationally with high honors this past year, but recognizing the expertise with which he has guided the city’s crisis-mode budgeting is more significant. Some portions of the budget proposal, however, amount to double and triple taxing some types of business, and while the need to increase some fees for services may appear necessary now, the city also should agree to “sunset” those fees and fee increases in the future. One highlight is the fact that city and county property values continue to climb, and city income tax receipts will increase by another 3 percent over the next year as the local economy continues to rebound. Still, it is not enough to offset what has been stolen by state legislators from cities across the state in unreturned revenue sharing. |
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