Life in "Progress" City

From the Queen City of Cincinnati, who hasn't had a republican mayor since the introduction of the telephone...............

Cincinnati City Manager Milton Dohoney says layoffs must start this summer because the city's deficit for this year is now projected to be $28 million, $8 million more than previously expected.

Dohoney announced the worsening financial picture in an e-mail this morning. Mayor Mark Mallory followed immediately with an announcement about a press conference to talk about the budget.

Mallory had said he didn't think the deficit would be as deep as $20 million, crediting Finance Director Joe Gray with being ultra-conservative in his projections.

Yeah, Let's be a little more specific about the mayor's thoughts on the projected deficit. After all I had it right here........

"Who knows what the number will actually be?" he said. "The number is a projection. We get forecasts all the time."

So we started at a 14 million dollar shortfall then it went to 20 mil and now it's up to 28 million.

But hey it's only an ultraconservative projection right.

What's so "progressive" about being a dumbass?

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