[Durham INC] County Manager's Proposed Budget Actions

[Pat Carstensen]

I think the baseball museum was the more vulnerable target.  

I also think what we need to realize that any time a single part of the economy (real estate, restaurants) is going to bear the burden of the tax (or even think they are), they are going to put a whole lot of $$ into finding a message that resonates with a lot of voters and get the measure voted down.

Regards, pat



From: Reyn at Durham-cvb.com
To: mmr121570 at yahoo.com; inc-list at DurhamINC.org
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:41:17 -0500
Subject: Re: [Durham INC] County Manager's Proposed Budget Actions
















I’m
not certain but I believe the Museum does all it can to offset expenses with
earned income like it generates from the gift shop.  So those who have all the
facts are probably making cuts in expenses where they know it won’t also
result in cuts in revenue…

 

Last
information I had the Museum has a very high degree of popularity and support
from residents and especially important, more than 60% of the visitors to the
Museum are visitors who are bringing tax dollars into the community that help
fund other services.

 

The
meals tax certainly wasn’t a referendum on the Museum…

 



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inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org] On Behalf
Of Melissa Rooney

Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 7:14 PM

To: inc-list at DurhamINC.org

Subject: Re: [Durham INC] County Manager's Proposed Budget Actions



 


 
  
  Our schools cannot afford any more cuts. In fact, they
  need significantly more money to accommodate the supposed increase in people
  moving here (one of the arguments for all the new development we're seeing in
  the suburban and rural areas). Many of our schools are still overcrowded,
  particularly those in the rural and suburban areas, and their trailers are
  now considered permanent fixtures.

  

  Don't mean to be barking up the same tree, but our local gov't needs to kick
  and scream and demand the ability to vote on NEW DEVELOPMENT impact fees
  specifically for public school funding. We citizens have been begging our
  state reps and senators for this ability for years, to no avail. Meanwhile
  Orange County is still benefiting from these fees which Durham County is prohibited
  from imposing. In the meantime a referendum to impose land transfer impact
  fees toward this end should be included on any ballot from here on out...
  even if it is unfair to our long-term and senior residents, it's the only
  thing we've got...there must be some way we can offset this unfair effect
  somehow. Colin, didn't you have some ideas in this regard?

  

  I love the Museum of Life and Science, and all the improvements they've made.
  I am in full support of the new outdoor section and the Dinosaur trail, which
  are supposedly already funded via bonds. But I do not think this museum needs
  any additional improvements at this time, particularly a new and larger gift
  shop...and many Durham citizens did not vote for the prepared food tax
  because they didn't want the money used toward this end. 

  

  Just my ten cents...

  Melissa

  

  

  --- On Mon, 1/5/09, RW Pickle <randy at 27beverly.com>
  wrote:
  From: RW Pickle
  <randy at 27beverly.com>

  Subject: [Durham INC] County Manager's Proposed Budget Actions

  To: fhna-list at fhnanews.com

  Cc: inc-list at durhaminc.org

  Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 6:27 PM
  Press release from Durham County.

  

Today, the Durham County Board of Commissioners met for their first

Worksession meeting of the New Year.  County Manager Mike Ruffin presented

a plan of recommended actions to accommodate the declines in the economy

and its impact on County operations. The report used a decline in key

revenues as the basis for an overall FY 2009-09 Revenue Shortfall of

$14.25 million dollars. To make up that difference, the County Manager

recommends substantive cuts to county departmentsʼ budgets to capture

$8,951,100 and proposes 3% cuts to other county funded agencies including

Durham Public Schools, Durham Technical Community College, Museum of Life

and Science, various non profits and more to make up the remaining

$5,291.587.

  

Dawn D. Dudley

  

Public Information Specialist

  

Durham County Manager's Office

  

919-560-0008  desk

  

919-475-4411  cell

  

ddudley at co.durham.nc.us

  

  

  

  

  

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