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Lenoir City, TN

Apr 19, 2008

$10 Million of Debt Approved by the Lenoir City Council

Remember when Lenoir City passed its budget for this fiscal year? Mayor Matt Brookshire boasted: "For the fifth straight year we have a truly balanced budget." But politicians sometimes speak a different language than the rest of us.

Lenoir City Council voted Monday to incur debt up to $10-million for several public work projects including a new city and fire hall, flood mitigation, line flow improvements, fire hydrants, improvement of the storm water system and other water projects.

This was what could be called "a truly balanced budget on paper". That's when you delete necessary spending items to make it look balanced. (The city has known about the needed fire plug repairs since Jan, 2005.)

The city did the same thing on the previous fiscal year's budget - balancing it by removing a new garbage truck from it, then buying the truck anyway.

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Betsy Ross
Knoxville, TN
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Apr 19, 2008
 
That Mayor can really balance a budget! Yep, Mr. Divilbiss, you have figured that guy out. He takes things out of the budget to balance it and all of a sudden the city council is bidding on the purchase. That is his truly balanced budget in a nut shell. Where is the the swimming pool cover the city recently bought? It has never covered the pool for the winter use. That was a $170,000 expenditure that was taken from the budget and then suddenly the city was taking bids and awarding the bid to a company. I heard that the thing was not installed correctly and could not be used. If I am wrong then I am wrong, but that is what was told. Just $170,000 down the drain and wasted. But they balanced the budget! Ha Ha Ha. Who do they think they are fooling? Not the taxpayers.
Let The Truth Be Known
Lenoir City, TN
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Apr 25, 2008
 
How is the American flag coming along Ms. Ross?
Betsy Ross
Knoxville, TN
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Apr 26, 2008
 
"Pride comes before the fall" That's all I have to say.
Let The Truth Be Known
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Apr 26, 2008
 
I believe you have fallen, you have nothing to worry about!
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