Tuesday, December 1, 2009

County Budget Charade Season Starts December 8th

Arlington County Government will host the first budget charade of the FY 2011 Budget season at Washington-Lee High School on December 8th at 7 PM in the school cafeteria. The public will be allowed to ask questions. County Government will make a presentation to the Arlington Civic Federation at the CivFed's month;y meeting on December 1st at 7:30 PM. Only CivFed delegates will be allowed to ask questions. According to the latest press release from Arlington's PR office the FY11 budget deficit is expected to be $100 million.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

It will be even worse next year. The County Board will make major cuts in important programs to keep pet vanity projects fully funded.

Anonymous said...

Question for Barbara Donnellan: How far were you into the planning for the Pike Trolley and Cultural Center when you realized there would be a whopping budget deficit in FY 11?

Barry 22206 said...

Attended the CivFed meeting. More BS about the 2011 Budget from County Government, the Civfed. the Media. What else is new?

Anonymous said...

CivFed and Civic Associations can't get the potholes in their own streets repaired. What CAN they do? Start malicious rumors about anyone who tries to have the County's Public Works Dept. fill potholes in his/her street.

Anonymous said...

What did you expect from Barbara Donnellan?

Don said...

Civic Federation meeting, same old BS. Fairgrrl, the Andy Griffith Show "Fairlington is Mayberry" re-enactors aka small town gossips and ward heelers showed up and talked their trash.

Anonymous said...

Where was "Aunt Bea"?

Dennis said...

Charade is correct. Barbara Donnellan said that "everything is on the table." Right. LOL.

anon. 22206 said...

Aunt Bea and Barney were investigating a rumor that a neighborhood "troublemaker" from Fairlington who does not go along with the civic association's agenda was seen with a woman who is not his spouse.

L O L said...

Let's see, North Tract planning, Four Mile Run waterpark planning, trolley planning, cultural center construction, gold-plating W-L high school, county board salaries and benefits, spending $300,000 to $500,000 for each unit of "affordable" housing, bloated county public information bureaucracy, what else have I left out? All "off the table."

Anonymous said...

Time for Zimmerman to retire from the County Board. Followed by Favola and Fisette. Thanks to their "planning" and "leadership" the County has been able to balance a budget one year out of the last ten without raising taxes.

Only 4 months ago they out and out lied about the County's fiscal situation to fund the Cultural Center. Pretty pathetic, and so it's time for them to leave.

Pikester said...

Now we hear that the County will go forward with Zimmerman's Pike trolley but will delay the implementation of new ART Bus service. Charade is exactly right.

fairgrrl said...

Hi Yupette,

Do citizens get to ask Barbara Donnellan questions on Tuesday? Or will it be a forum with the County Board's designated spokespersons doing all the talking?

L O L said...

The school system just hosted a seminar for high school students about money management and budgeting. How about a thread?

A.Y. said...

Allegedly, citizens will be able to ask questions.