The Savannah City Council will hold the 2021 budget retreat on Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20, in the Johnny Mercer Theatre at the Savannah Civic Center. The meetings […]
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Cutting to the bone
While anemic budgets are more normal than newsworthy these days, Chatham County’s may be the first locally to have not only struck bone but lopped a whole arm off. Although […]
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Money matters
Last week’s City Council pre–meeting workshop covered quite a bit of territory and took quite a bit of time, clocking in at just over three hours. The central topic included […]
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Interview: Rochelle Small-Toney
Rochelle Small–Toney remained quiet during the last several weeks, even though her name was mentioned in almost every conversation about city politics. While the path to getting the permanent position […]
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Paid in full
Another year of spending on city services and capital improvement projects has been approved, but not without struggles. The mayor and council passed the 2011 budget by a vote at […]
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No budget for you!
There was something missing from the City’s annual budget retreat last week: the budget. The annual multi–day event is usually when Mayor, Council and Staff convene to discuss the upcoming […]
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Budgeting for safety
Since May of this year, talks have been ongoing between the City of Savannah and the Chatham County Commission in regard to funding for the Metro Police Department, which was […]