Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak delivered a 1.2 billion dollar 2004 budget this afternoon. The mayor proposes to avoid further layoffs by drawing down the city s rainy day fund. He plans to rehire 34 firefighters laid off this year and add a class police recruits, which had been cut from the last budget. The budget isn't painless by any means. Most Minneapolis home owners will see their property tax bills rise 18%. Rybak calls the budget the "Light at the end of the tunnel."
Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
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