Category Archives: Budget

Budget crisis: Town Hall meeting in Tuolumne

By Teri | June 3, 2009

The Tuolumne Township group will host Teri’s Town Hall meeting at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall in Tuolumne on Monday, June 8th to discuss the state and local budget crisis. District 3 and other interested county residents are encouraged to attend. Tuolumne County Administrator Craig Pedro will discuss the economic conditions that led to the crisis, [...]

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Contingency planning with community critical

By Teri | May 24, 2009

I recently received an angry email from someone very concerned about the budget cuts the county is considering in response to the depressed economy and cuts coming from the state. She feels county services like recreation are critical to preventing future law enforcement problems and she asked the county to involve communities in coming up [...]

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What’s up with my no vote on labor contract?

By Teri | May 20, 2009

Tonight’s Union Democrat article on the county facing a big budget deficit may lead some to conclude that I am opposed to staff’s voluntary concessions to reduce their compensation in light of the economy and tight budget. Not so. I think it is a wonderful thing to see the folks in this county step up [...]

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Despite troubles, reason to hope

By Teri | April 16, 2009

Watching the news these days can be pretty depressing. The stock market is down, up, and down again. Budget cuts, new laws, and programs are coming out of Washington, DC, and Sacramento faster than we can keep track – it’s enough to make us lose all hope. But despite the grim outlook, we needn’t sit [...]

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