January 20th Council Items

I wanted to touch on a few upcoming items for the January 20th Council meeting. We will be taking advantage of our newly awarded A+ bond rating and refinancing some of our old debt. We project on this latest refinance that $55,000 will be saved. This coupled with the $72,000 we already saved on the last bond issue and the Taxpayers have save $127,000 from the improved bond rates.

We will be discussing significant issues with the current proposed County Comprehensive Plan. The Council will have the option of passing on the concerns to the County Board such as the population projections for the year 2030 have already been surpassed to the lack of planning for the implementation and so on.

I will also be giving a preview of our plan to fundamentally change how we use LGA. The plan will allow us to only count on money we physically have and no longer bet on the State living up to its promises. It gives us greater ability to control our own future and helps stabilize our fiscal planning. It will also eliminate the need for any elimination in the Police Department or Public works in our budget cycle. It will take political courage to implement the plan but will ensure our own future for generations to come.....