Fulton Daily News
New State Budget Proposal Due Today; Deep Cuts Likely
UPDATE, 11AM: The first numbers are out and they are not good news for local governments and school districts.
The Governor’s budget proposes to cut municipal aid to every village, town and city in Oswego County by 5%. The cut to the city of Fulton would eliminate more than $88,000, while the cut to the city of Oswego would take away more than $133,000.
School aid would also be cut by 5%, though there is no breakout by individual districts to indicate whether the cut is across-the-board or whether some districts will take steeper cuts than others.
Adopted in 2003 to guide the city’s economic and community development through 2023, the plan has already paid some dividends. However, a group of community leaders has been looking at the plan to see what’s been done, what needs to be started and what else can be done to improve the Port City.