Another quiet meeting.
This month marked Ben Angeli's last meeting. Coincidentally, Ben's departure from council is what effectively allowed me to be elected.
We're at the end of the calendar year, and for the borough, it's the end of the fiscal year as well. So far I've seen the budget and have started making my notes and coming up with my questions. We're about $300,000 short right now. So effective government will be about how to save money without cutting services, staff, street lights...
The borough pays for all of the fire hydrants in town. The water company bills the town for over $50,000 per year for the hydrants. OK, so can we take away the hydrants to save money? Great question, but what's the downside - homeowners get their insurance rates based on the distance to the hydrant. Take away the hydrant? Pay more insurance.
This is the last post as council-elect. Next month will be councilman for real.
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