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-5 - <br />Breuer said this is only one Department that is affected. Other Departments are <br />affected too. <br />Norton said that he wants residents to know that when a service disappears, there <br />needs to be a connection with the community, this is why it disappeared. It is not <br />because employees are not doing their job. <br />Jacobsen commented that this is a sign of the times. People are seeing and feeling <br />this in many areas. She feels fortunate to even have a job. <br />Strub said that if this is not discussed at the Town Hall meeting, and there is no <br />other public forum, before anyone has a chance to learn about this, their favorite <br />program could be gone. If the community does not know about this, there is no <br />transparency in government. That is troubling. <br />Harreld expressed that it is easy to say we do not want taxes raised, but we have <br />all stressed that we want to also keep the quality of life we currently have because <br />that is what New Brighton is about. <br />Burg passed around the budget projection that was discussed at the Council work <br />session the evening before. It projects out 25 years. 1% increase is about $70,000. <br />Breuer stated to make our Fleet/Non-Fleet budget, we would have to have an <br />• added installment of $290,000 starting next year. <br />Burg stated the City has never planned for maintenance or replacement of Capital <br />projects. <br />Breuer stated every year at the Town Hall meeting, the City focuses on one or two <br />issues. This year the focus is on Emerald Ash Borer and update on the Northwest <br />Quadrant. A question and answer session will be at the end. <br />X. Adjourn — Group Photo Following Meeting <br />MOTION BY FRISCHMAN, SECONDED BY HEINRICH, TO ADJOURN AT 7:35 P.M. <br />MOTION CARRIED. <br />