{"id":17516,"date":"2009-11-12T18:41:51","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T02:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/speak-your-piece-kent-sets-2010-budget-hearing\/"},"modified":"2016-10-21T15:40:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T22:40:36","slug":"speak-your-piece-kent-sets-2010-budget-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/speak-your-piece-kent-sets-2010-budget-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Speak your piece: Kent sets 2010 budget hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"
Speak your piece about the city of Kent\u2019s preliminary 2010 budget at a public hearing 7 p.m. Tuesday at the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave. S.<\/p>\n
The hearing is part of the agenda for the regular City Council meeting.<\/p>\n
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke last month proposed a $157.8 million operating budget, including a general fund budget of $80.3 million and $11.4 million for capital projects. The rest of the budget is dedicated to other funds such as water, sewer and drainage utilities.<\/p>\n
The general fund budget includes a projected $4.6 million revenue shortfall next year. The shortfall comes from $1 million to go to flood preparedness, as well as an increase in insurance liability, and, due to a drop in assessed property valuations, a $1.1 million reduction in Fire District 37 revenues the city is projected to get.<\/p>\n