City lowers tax request with revised budget

Discussion during Monday hearing focuses on rising cost of ambulance service

Aurora Mayor Marlin Seeman addresses a crowd of approximately 100 people Monday during a public hearing focused on the city’s proposed 2024-25 budget.
Aurora Mayor Marlin Seeman addresses a crowd of approximately 100 people Monday during a public hearing focused on the city’s proposed 2024-25 budget.

City leaders sharpened their pencils after Thursday’s “pink postcard” meeting drew criticism of a budget proposing a 38 percent increase. Four days later, Mayor Marlin Seeman presented a revised budget during a special public hearing at the Fire Hall reflecting a reduction in the proposed tax increase from $751,816 to $334,805. “We have reduced services significantly and provided what we believe i…