tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35977419.post2406970066770772020..comments2023-08-19T06:36:16.096-04:00Comments on James River Maven: Money is Tight?Bert Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475537924353776378noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35977419.post-51602878137699421332008-03-07T17:20:00.000-05:002008-03-07T17:20:00.000-05:00Guys, come on. We know money is tight unless you a...Guys, come on. <BR/><BR/>We know money is tight unless you are part of a rich cabal that demands public funding for their opera and ballet. <BR/><BR/>I thought that was clear now. Or maybe its not since the VaPAF/Center Stage project does not come under FOIA, despite the City and state taxpayer $.<BR/><BR/>Everything else is Bosnia, according to Pantele.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35977419.post-19195121364391169252008-03-07T14:11:00.000-05:002008-03-07T14:11:00.000-05:00You forgot the part of the budget where they want ...You forgot the part of the budget where they want to add a wastewater runoff fee to our utility bills. You know, the bills that are already double what they are for people in the county using the same water and gas?<BR/>I cannot fathom the thinking of someone who has the gall to say that the budget is tight, yet he proposes a 30% increase to his <I>press secretary's</I> office? I don't know what their current budget is - maybe the 30% is just to pay Jon - but I really don't think we need more of <I>our</I> money going to toot <I>his</I> horn. <BR/>I don't even want to think about those pay raises, because I'm a city employee. I get to pay part of my salary towards my own retirement because there's no money, I pay over $500/mo for my family's health care, I have to pay for mandatory life insurance coverage I could get privately for about a tenth as much, and then I find out that the same people that are brazenly flushing my money down the potty are getting huge raises.<BR/>As far as I'm concerned, they should give Mr. Dalal and his staff a big raise (for having to wade through all the BS to find the waste, then have the mayor bash him for not being a good little mouthpiece) and let the rest of them have a 3% raise like the rest of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com