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Strike saved city $33 million

October 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

How should city use the savings?
What’s your wish list: rebates or spend on services?

(Originally written Oct. 6 for Town Crier.)

You remember the 39-day strike this summer? Well it actually ended up saving the city $33.1 million.
So what should be done with this money?
The main three options for the city are to issue rebate cheques to residents, use it for specific programs or fold the windfall into general revenues. My preference is to use some of the money to bring down a planned garbage rate hike and if that’s not possible then instead put the $33.1 million towards balancing the 2010 budget. But I’d want to know how the money was specifically spent. Keep reading →