Gazette Corner: Huge Budget differences signal looming battle

Click on the post for the article in the Janesville Gazette regarding the huge difference between the Republican Assembly version of the Wisconsin State budget and the Senate version.

There is a large difference between the proposed 4% cap on property tax increases that Gov. Doyle had proposed and the Republican Assembly version which left the increase at the percent of increased construction for the calendar year. Given the slow construction growth here in Evansville, if the Republican version holds, there could be some scrambling to cover the annualized costs of increased FTE's that were added.

The Gazette article suggests that the compromise could come late---that spells a difficult time for municipalities as they try to nail down the numbers. Stay tuned. The budget season is near.