tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post6218349740232638898..comments2023-06-30T07:39:20.662-04:00Comments on BRISTOLTODAY.COM: Ward eyes delay in budget adoption dateSteve Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06316108296993240817noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-4842763533774192932009-03-22T15:33:00.000-04:002009-03-22T15:33:00.000-04:00Why not wait until September, when money has come ...Why not wait until September, when money has come in and money has been spent?<BR/>Certainly would result in a much more accurate budget.<BR/>But then, November would be even better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-60188212399241164802009-03-20T07:41:00.000-04:002009-03-20T07:41:00.000-04:00Ooooooo, 6:49 is making scary threats! I'm all tin...Ooooooo, 6:49 is making scary threats! I'm all tingly and stuff... :-OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-42328297154823313082009-03-20T07:22:00.000-04:002009-03-20T07:22:00.000-04:00If Ward had his way he would delay the budget unti...If Ward had his way he would delay the budget until after the election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-59034960409794007832009-03-19T21:20:00.000-04:002009-03-19T21:20:00.000-04:00Zippo is not what we need. Bristol needs people w...Zippo is not what we need. Bristol needs people who are not in anyone's pocket and have some smarts. As far as this issue goes, Ward is doing the right thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-29674632567142082042009-03-19T21:02:00.000-04:002009-03-19T21:02:00.000-04:00Zoppo would be better than Johnson!Zoppo would be better than Johnson!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-3993908775604996242009-03-19T18:49:00.000-04:002009-03-19T18:49:00.000-04:00tim tell ward its time to start making cuts like i...tim tell ward its time to start making cuts like in jobs. OR ZOPPO WILL BE BACK AND WILL WIN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-77689475082632897832009-03-19T15:33:00.000-04:002009-03-19T15:33:00.000-04:0012:55Thank God for Zoppo!12:55<BR/><BR/>Thank God for Zoppo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-10026073068281812642009-03-19T12:55:00.000-04:002009-03-19T12:55:00.000-04:00Betcha if 7:19's fearless leader came up with the ...Betcha if 7:19's fearless leader came up with the same idea, he'd be on the rooftop singing the praises of it's brilliance...<BR/><BR/>Guess "proactive" is in the eye of the beholder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-60006950320009343252009-03-19T12:46:00.000-04:002009-03-19T12:46:00.000-04:00But praying isn't doing anything to bettering the ...But praying isn't doing anything to bettering the city, to cutting costs, reducing expenses.<BR/><BR/>Face it, Ward is in over his head!<BR/><BR/>Bring back Zoppo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-51470982225458277352009-03-19T11:50:00.000-04:002009-03-19T11:50:00.000-04:007:19 - he is being proactive, I heard that he is d...7:19 - he is being proactive, I heard that he is dedicating a part of his day to praying for your sorry, dead butt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-57539469059449799032009-03-18T19:19:00.000-04:002009-03-18T19:19:00.000-04:003:04Maybe it is you that doesn't get it.The countr...3:04<BR/><BR/>Maybe it is you that doesn't get it.<BR/><BR/>The country, the state, the city are all in trouble and Ward is looking for handouts.<BR/><BR/>Why doesn't he do something proactive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-9513823353034691212009-03-18T16:37:00.000-04:002009-03-18T16:37:00.000-04:003:04 ~ You obviously don't get it...probably never...3:04 ~ You obviously don't get it...probably never will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-32990727542705176912009-03-18T15:35:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:35:00.000-04:00good thing that no one expects any positive republ...good thing that no one expects any positive republican remarks on this site - guess if you can't get the people to publicly believe your republican jibberish, you should feel gratified that Steve has given you this "clown academy" to strut your ignorance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-74185993333748216882009-03-18T15:18:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:18:00.000-04:002:23You mean he is not running for reelection?2:23<BR/><BR/>You mean he is not running for reelection?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-43952439397481133982009-03-18T15:04:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:04:00.000-04:00I get it now.Ward's approach is to see what we get...I get it now.<BR/><BR/>Ward's approach is to see what we get as revenue and SPEND IT ALL, rather than develop a reasonable budget that does wha the city NEEDS!<BR/><BR/>I guess that is what makes him a good politician.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-66820621848202273992009-03-18T14:55:00.000-04:002009-03-18T14:55:00.000-04:0012:49Well someone had to give him the idea!12:49<BR/><BR/>Well someone had to give him the idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-14347621986717294722009-03-18T14:23:00.000-04:002009-03-18T14:23:00.000-04:00That's exactly what he's trying to do 1:09.That's exactly what he's trying to do 1:09.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-25805259640270239092009-03-18T14:14:00.000-04:002009-03-18T14:14:00.000-04:00Ahhhhh....Another feel good thing from Ward!!Ahhhhh....Another feel good thing from Ward!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-21429709761701623852009-03-18T13:09:00.000-04:002009-03-18T13:09:00.000-04:0012:49Ask Art to give us a break!12:49<BR/><BR/>Ask Art to give us a break!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-57780141773331248892009-03-18T12:49:00.000-04:002009-03-18T12:49:00.000-04:00Word is? Give me a break.Word is? Give me a break.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-14162515524318486692009-03-18T11:02:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:02:00.000-04:00No she didn't, enough of Zoppo, she is history.No she didn't, enough of Zoppo, she is history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-4057309979661723352009-03-18T06:31:00.000-04:002009-03-18T06:31:00.000-04:00Word is that Zoppo suggested this to Ward.Word is that Zoppo suggested this to Ward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-8611763921185368942009-03-17T20:21:00.000-04:002009-03-17T20:21:00.000-04:00The budget includes revenue projections that are c...The budget includes revenue projections that are crucial for setting a mill rate, which is part of the budget adoption.<BR/>Look at it this way: the budget is spending on the one hand and revenue on the other. Basically, whatever the city doesn't get from the state, it has to raise in taxes and fees. So the state number is critical.<BR/>But Bristol's had to guess before and it probably will again.Steve Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316108296993240817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-69062227613775137552009-03-17T19:57:00.001-04:002009-03-17T19:57:00.001-04:00Please correct me if I am wrong, but I thought bud...Please correct me if I am wrong, but I thought budget adoption was dictated by the Charter, not a simple ordinance.<BR/><BR/>If an ordinance, Bill's point is valid, this legislative session will go way beyond June 30th. <BR/><BR/>Suck it up. The BOF should approve a budget based on what is presented to them from Department heads, not what they "think" they will receive from the state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-44767691487739298602009-03-17T19:57:00.000-04:002009-03-17T19:57:00.000-04:00It's the reasonable thing to do.It's the reasonable thing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com