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Articles by our Editors and Community
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by Dean Silver There are some really important facts in the Biennial Budget. Many of them are difficult to uncover without some digging. Here are some that I found significant and interesting. Fifteen percent (15%) of the total revenues in the BN 2021-23 Adopted Budget are supplied by new debt. The new debt is all assigned to four enterprise funds: …
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by Dean Silver The City of Ashland is operating with a budget of $263,949,218 during the current biennium. That budget projects a deficit of $10,773,036 (expenditures exceed revenues). Obviously, budgets running deficits are not sustainable over the long run. The City government is aware of that, and is attempting to rectify the imbalance. The City Council will be sending a …
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The need is great: Affordable housing units underway in Ashland. You can see these units being built behind the Rogue Credit Union office on Ashland Street. (photo by Peter Finkle, 2022) More than just affordable housing...support services will also be provided here. "Program Description: Rogue Ridge Apartments will be a beautiful, brand new, apartment complex located at 1651 Ashland Street Ashland, …
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