This is getting interesting.
Some of the local Tea Party folks are planning to march on the Charlotte city council meeting Tuesday night to demand a responsible budget. They are off to a good start, but more could be done.
For one, taxpayers need to understand why the City Manager’s office ballooned from 169 employees and a $12m. budget in 2007 to 220 employees and a $18m. budget in 2009. Ditto “business support services” from $15m. and 191 employees to $18m. and 234 employees.
The city should also zero out the $520K spent on “business investment grants,” de-fund Center City Partner’s $125K Vision 2020 plan, nix $200K for the CIAA basketball tourney, $125K for the Charlotte Regional Partnership, and cut $100K from other memberships and lobbies.
Now that would be responsible.
