City of Lawrence FY 2011 Budget

Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by ywwlawrence in Homepage, Register to VOTE

From left: State Overseer Bob Nunes, Councilor Dan Rivera, and Councilor Roger Twomey answer questions at the 6/14/10 Budget Forum at Lawrence CommunityWorks.

As many of you already know Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua has presented the proposed FY 2011 municipal budget to the City Council on June 1st.  Due to the city’s $24 million dollar defecit this budget includes many cuts and reductions of services and positions in the city.

This budget is very important for the city and it’s residents and it is important doe us to know what is going on.

Here is a list of upcoming budget events:

Thursday, June 17th, 2010 – 6:30 pm Mt Vernon Neighborhood  City Budget Public Forum- Frost School – 33 Hamlet St. Lawrence

Monday, June 21st, 2010   – 6:30 pm Tower Hill Neighborhood City Budget Public Forum - Our Lady of Good Council School’s Judson Hall; 128 Ames St., Lawrence.

Thursday, June 24th, 2010 – 7:00 pm Public Hearing on the City Budget - Lawrence City Hall; 200 Common St. 

Before you go check out the Lawrence City Budget here Fiscal Year 2011 Budget and Mayor Lantigua’s budget presentation Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Presentation .

Also, to find a lot of good Lawrence information, Lawrence budget documents, and Lawrence union contracts visit http://citybudget2011.blogspot.com/ !