A Message from Mayor Carolyn Kirk, Inside the city budget numbers

CNB Note: Every once in a while we check on our sister city in Massachusetts to see how they are doing. Just like the City of Gloucester NJ they too are dealing with financial problems. Below is a budget message from Mayor Carolyn Kirk, Mayor of the City of Gloucester City, MA

May 15, 2010

The Mayor\’s Desk Carolyn Kirk

The administration has presented for City Council review and approval the proposed annual city budget for fiscal 2011, which begins on July 1, 2010 and runs through June 30, 2011.

We are seeing a rebound in city service levels due to three factors: