Glass Houses

You say budget, I say, er, budget?

Anyway you say it, it’s budget time for all of our city and county offices and not to mention the school corporation as well.

Dr JT Coopman, Superintendent of MCCSC explains how his crew is tackling the budget for next year with the referendum and government stimulus still up in the air.  His interview is in player 1.

City Councilman Tim Mayer sheds some light on the Mayor’s ideas in his city budget that is being cut as we speak.  Why?  Money’s not there, simple as that so Tim gives us insight on the “whys” behind the cuts and the future plans of the city.  His interview is in player 2.

County Councilwoman Marty Hawk draws the line in what is and what is not the job of the county council while trying to help us understand how their budget process works.  A million dollars here, a million dollars there…Click on player 3 to listen to where the taxpayer dollars might be heading with the county’s budget.