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Menino: 200 cops not being laid off

By adamg on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 11:21am

Says there's no way he'd do that. At least, that's what the Herald headline tells us. As Dan Kennedy notes the story itself is filled with the sort of weasel words that leave City Hall an out should city finances deteriorate even more - so the Globe Globe story the Herald is in reaction to isn't necessarily wrong (besides: It said the layoffs were under consideration, not a fait accompli).

And what about teachers and firefighters? The Herald either didn't ask or is holding that for its new series: City Hall Under Siege.

Meanwhile, the Outraged Liberal wouldn't be at all surprised if Menino authorized the leak that led to the Globe story (which was based on conversations with two unnamed officials in an alleged position to know) as a way to send a message to Deval Patrick to go easy on the local-aid cuts.

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By Steve M on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 3:12pm.

Here's the scoop - property tax collections will go up next year BY STATUTE about $60 million. If the state cuts aid by even 12% - that's about a wash. The city might lose some revenue from fees, licenses, exise taxes and a few other minor areas - but we are looking at a 2-3% budget cut worst case. At the municipal level in Boston this is an inconvenience, not a crisis - if Tom Menino wants to duke it out in public with me - bring it on (I'm not waiting for the phone to ring). We can easily get by this without laying off a single teacher or police officer although we may need some well placed attrition in the lay workforce. If the unions would give up their pay raises for FY 2010 in a zero inflation environment we'd solve the whole thing without even that "draconian" step! There are real problems at the state level - but this is the crisis that isn't!

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