City settles on 2021 budget plan
Dec 19, 2020 PLATTSBURGH â After months of throwing elbows, the Plattsburgh City Common Council came to a consensus Thursday night, closing out 2020 with an approved budget for next year, which features a modest tax cut. "It's fair; it's equitable; it doesn't put people out of jobs; it's fiscally responsible," City Councilor Elizabeth Gibbs (D-Ward 3) said of the spending plan. "It was the right thing to do to settle that before everyone goes away on Christmas â to know that they have a jobs."  FINALIZED BUDGET All five councilors voted to OK the $59.9 million spendi...
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