BIG BUDGET MEETING MAY 3RD, THURS., 7 PM--PUBLIC READING LINE-BY-LINE OF EACH ACCOUNT OPEN TO QUESTIONS FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS!

DON'T YOU WISH? YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING?
LINE-BY-LINE EXPLANATIONS OF THE BUDGET?
WHY NOT? YOU HAVE TO DO THIS WITH YOUR
OWN BUDGET! WHY NOT THE TOWN'S BUDGET?

SEEMS THE MAYOR WANTS TO GET APPROVAL
FOR A 3 MILLION DOLLAR PLUS BUDGET WITH
A CURRENT INCOME OF JUST OVER ONE MILLION?

HOW CAN THIS BE? DON'T KNOW? BUT YOU CAN
BET THE MAYOR AND SUPPORTERS ARE GOING
TO ASK FOR IT...NO MATTER WHAT! AND THEY
WON'T ALLOW ANY EXPLANATIONS OR BACK-UP
ON EACH ACCOUNT "LINE-BY-LINE". OF COURSE
NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE WILL HAVE A COPY OF
THE BUDGET? IT MAY APPEAR IN FINE PRINT ON
THE SCREEN FOR A "NANOSECOND"TOO QUICK
TO READ OR COMPREHEND. BESIDES PEOPLE
DON'T VOTE ON THE BUDGET ONLY THE BOARD
MEMBERS GET TO VOTE AS A PART OF THE OLD
GUARANTEED MAJORITY. NO SWEAT BUDGET
IS APPROVED?

WHERE IS THE EXTRA MONEY
COMING FROM? DON'T KNOW? WHY WORRY
THE BUDGET WILL BE "PRONOUNCED" AS
BEING TOTALLY "IN BALANCE!" AND EVERY
ONE KNOWS "PIGS CAN FLY!"

WHY ATTEND THE BUDGET MEETING? GOOD
QUESTION? MAYBE THE BEST REASON IS AS
A WITNESS TO WATCH JUST HOW BAD A BUD-
GET CAN GET SQUEEZED OUT OF SHAPE WITH
NO "INPUT" INVITED FROM LOCAL VOTERS.