Below is the "State of the City" Address delivered by Bethlehem Mayor Bob Donchez this morning at the Steelstacks. According to the Mayor, the City has a five-year deficit of $17.7 million. The biggest draw on the $73.7 million budget is salaries and benefits for 610 full-time employees.
Updated 10:40 am, 2/19: An earlier version of this story stated that $73.7 million was spent on salaries, and is inaccurate. I apologize for the factual error.
Today's one-liner: "The shortest way to the distinguishing excellence of any writer is through his hostile critics." Richard LeGallienne
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
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Pick up the damn recycling and there is still snow in the middle of the street. What the Hell is wrong with you people?
ReplyDelete610 employees----74,000,000.00. $120, 000.00/employee are you nuts?
ReplyDeleteIf we are in good shape why are we looking at a 3 million dollar deficit for the up coming budget. I think he is full of shit.
ReplyDeletelol- 3 million dollar deficit. yeah ok bobby . but hey he is a good guy ! what a crock.
ReplyDeleteStop complaining...gambling revenues will cover it.
ReplyDeleteone term mayor
ReplyDelete3 million is the projected deficit for 2017, it will be 4 or 5 million by the time budget season comes along. And I don't trust anyone on council to make cuts. Too many new guys without experience. Brong will pull the wool over their eyes.
ReplyDeleteGod save us from Willie Wonka, or is it Wanker?
ReplyDeleteBethlehem is a city? I wasnt informed...and the snow removal in this town is the pits . Among other things
ReplyDeleteNot if you are drunk,
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