What does Comm Yaniz really know about budgeting. This is his first year in office and he is raising taxes (probably a Democrat) He has never owned or run a business, does not have a degree, and he says budgets are simple? I strongly disagree with him and his little one-liners that he thinks are funny. He treats this position like a joke and he is the master of ceremonies who is smarter than everyone else. The City has plenty of money in reserves and they could have used more than 1 days worth to balance the budget...instead they expect the citizens to pony up the difference for more public works employees. I bet new town will still look like a dump a year from now, just drive around town and look at the trash on the streets in his district. Yaniz will get my vote next time when "Pigs Fly"

Yaniz said the following: "Budgets are simple. You either decrease services or you increase taxes," but the commission found a way to both increase services (in theory) and taxes. In the end, three more Bubbas have jobs, and everyone else pays more.

You mean they can find 6 CURRENT employees wasting time and my tax money to go clean streets? God I wish I could get out of this city...and before anyone says anything, I am a 61 y/old CONCH.

with all the corruption and waste going on. But of course, these city officials are experts at balancing their own personal budgets and filling in their personal general ledger blanks with hard worked taxpayer dollars, so 3 percent must be a fair amount.