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 discussio…