New Monterey Budget Includes Garbage Rate Increase
With final tweaks still to come, Monterey Aldermen passed the new fiscal year budget on first and second reading Monday night. Monterey Mayor Alex Garcia said officials closely examined bills in many areas and found some areas of savings. As for rates the town charges, the Finance Committee has been looking at raising garbage rates […]
Phillips Says MTAS Meeting Helped With Budget Process
Monterey Finance Committee Chairman Jamie Phillips said his recent meeting with MTAS has helped him better understand the town’s budget. Phillips said during the meeting, MTAS provided some ideas to help overcome this year’s budget starting spot of a $1 million shortfall. For example, Phillips said MTAS recommended selling off unsustainable departments like the sanitation, […]
Monterey Proposes Raising Garbage Rates
Alderman Jamie Phillips proposed Monterey Officials raise garbage rates by $8 in an effort to make Monterey’s Sanitation Department sustainable. The proposal came Tuesday as Aldermen and the Finance Committee continued budget work. Mayor Alex Garcia said currently, the town is subsidizing the sanitation department. Garcia said that proposal could put too much burden on […]
