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In the Know: The Battle Of The Budget

02/05/2010

On March 4, 2010, Mayor Michael Nutter will make his Annual Budget Address to the city.

Between now and the July 1 start of Fiscal Year 2011, Mayor Nutter and City Council will have tough decisions to make. Philadelphians may not be bombarded with dire warnings of health center closings and massive job layoffs, but the city’s financial struggles are far from over.

Over the next several months, the Committee of Seventy will publish a series of Q&As to highlight issues that will surface during the budget discussions. Some will be new. Others, as Yogi Berra might say, will feel like déjà vue all over again.

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