Budget cuts help city dodge tax hike notice, but at a cost

Council presented draft plan showing deep reductions and depleted reserves, buying more time to study EMS funding issue

  • The City of Aurora is making cuts to the budget
    The City of Aurora is making cuts to the budget
    City leaders reviewed preliminary budget figures last week reflecting a projected $829,000 decrease from last year’s budget, which City Administrator Adam Darbro said should meet his goal of avoiding a pink postcard hearing though leaving the city with virtually no reserves to handle any type of emergency for the coming year.Though not advertised as a formal budget hearing, Darbro led a d...

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