Tucson is not alone in its efforts to address significant budget deficits. Cities and towns throughout Arizona also face a wide variety of budget issues. Below are links to recent media coverage for different localities in Arizona. How other cities and towns address their budget problems may give us ideas we may want to consider here in Tucson.
Phoenix Parks considers parking fees to help budget (4/21/10)
www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2010/04/22/20100422phoenix-parking-fees-parks-CP.html
Tempe to consider freeze on infrastructure improvements (4/21/10)
www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2010/04/21/20100421tempe-projects-might-hold-0423.html
Scottsdale looks at shifting $25M debt from general fund to bonds (4/21/10)
www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/2010/04/21/20100421scottsdale-bond-shift.html
Town employees’ pay exceeds other Gilbert residents, but pay cuts a last resort (4/21/10)
www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2010/04/21/20100421gilbert-town-salaries-0421.html
Glendale residents worry over likely crime-specialist layoffs (4/19/10)
Scottsdale considers plan to funnel street funds to transit (4/19/10)
www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/2010/04/19/20100419scottsdale-transit-cuts.html
Chandler sales-tax revenues rebound from 2-year slide (4/16/10)
www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2010/04/16/20100416chandler-sales-taxes.html
Peoria may join cities that have 4-day workweek (4/18/10)
www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=12273849
Santa Cruz County budget news (4/9/10)
www.nogalesinternational.com/articles/2010/04/09/news/doc4bbf48c79ad4d298219557.txt
Mesa considering stark cuts in public safety (4/8/10)
