Nolensville's 2007-08 Budget Reveals $1 Million $$$ to Use a Small Portion of Old Elementary School--For Town Hall--18 Months From Today-Maybe?
Click Here for Tennessean article on Budget.
2007-08 Town Budget includes $1 Million for
town's contribution to help convert 35-year old
school into a "dual-purpose" facility so that
town can use a "small-portion" for town hall.
Question? How can a "small-portion" of the
facility cost the town $1 Million Dollars? Is
this a sound investment for the town? You
decide? Would you invest your own One
Million dollars in this renovation project?
How much of the building would the town
own--outright? Or is the county the owner?
Don't forget the county is the majority owner
of the Nolensville Fire Hall.
More budget questions? Last year's budget
was $2,057,873.00. New 2007-08 budget is
$3,600,000.00. That is $1,542,127.00 more
than last year.
But wait! If you substract the $1 Million dollars
set aside for town hall then the new 2007-08
budget is $542,127.00 more than last year?
Deduct $250,000 for town's share of expand-
ing the fire hall. That leaves $292,157? And
that won't cover the Nolensville share of re-
pairs to Waller Road?
Question? Can the town still cover all of the
services required by the 16 or more new
housing developments being built?
Probably NOT! You decide? Look closely
when budget is "said" to be BALANCED?
Now for the painful truth about this new
budget. Get ready for a complicated explan-
ation of just how the $1 Million dollars "fits"
into this new budget. Statements like "it is
really part of our capital expenditures budget
over the next five years? Question? What
capital expenditures budget...up until now
town has not had this kind of budget.?
June 7th board meeting about the budget
needs to have about 20 local citizens to
stand up and ask "line by line " budget
questions! And ask for answers!
Only 8 days until local citizens can ask
questions about the budget but only
for 3 minutes per person. It's not much
time so choose your words carefully and
don't expect an answer. But do it anyway!
CLICK HERE FOR SOME INSPIRATION!
posted by Guest Writer at 6:14 PM
4 Comments:
I agree 20 or more local residents should show up at budget meeting. But it is unlikely to happen until they change the format of the meeting. Three minutes to speak and not receive anykind of an answer "puts off" anyone to attend.
Isn't there anyway to break the padlock on the majority vote?
When is the new pool going to open?The mayor promised us a new rec center this year but I don't see it so far.
The Mayor did not say a rec. center this year!
Right, the mayor said these things take time.
Don't you know 6:30 that the building belongs to the county and they don't get in any hurry over here.
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