Balancing city services with funding vital community programs is often emotional which is run contrary to the dollars and cents of a municipal budgeting process.
According to Buffalo City Councilman Travis Lawrence, tax dollars available to the city has been declining by nearly 40% over the past 3 years…
Lawrence, a banker by trade, shared his thoughts the difficult task of making hard financial decisions that eventually have emotional consequences…
The city council is beginning a budget process that will likely result in staff reductions in city services like the public works who are already understaffed or possibly the police department.
