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CBL Letter to the Editor FY2018 Proposed Budget

April 6, 2017  By Cecil Guardian
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Dear Editor,

The Cecil Business Leaders endorsed Alan McCarthy during his campaign for County Executive that commenced in 2015.  We quickly recognized his understanding of the big picture while being able to articulate the problem and the solution in easily understood actions.  His proposed Current Expense & Capital Budgets for FY 2018 only reinforces our decision to back and support him as Cecil’s leader.

Dr. McCarthy has proposed a Current Expense Budget of $189,701,473.  His proposal includes no revenue from the fund balance (savings) that has been utilized to the detriment of the County’s ability to deal with emergencies.  This is an unwise strategy that has been applied to balance recent county budgets.  He does include a 5 cent increase in the property tax and a .2% increase in personal local income rate.

As business leaders we understand the difficult decisions associated with the balance between revenue and expenses.  Periodically we must raise the cost of products or services due to increased costs of doing business.  Sadly our elected leaders over the past decade have failed to properly address increased costs of providing the services that Cecil businesses and citizens require.  Our infrastructure to support development in the growth corridor has been largely ignored and the maintenance of county roads postponed.  His budget addresses both of these concerns plus addresses the safety and security of our communities and the need to provide high quality education services through our public schools, higher education and library systems.

We applaud Dr. McCarthy’s leadership demonstrated through his determination to take these matters head on that have been largely ignored in the past.  His motto to “move Cecil forward” is supported by these proposed budgets.

The proposed tax increases are the result of failure to address the obvious fiscal issues by past leaders and just “kicking the can down the road” mentality.   With this budget proposal, Dr. McCarthy has stopped kicking the can.

Cecil Business Leaders support Dr. McCarthy and the proposed Current Expense and Capital Budgets for FY 2018.

Board of Directors, Executive Committee:

David K. Williams, Chairman

Mario J. Gangemi, PE, Vice Chairman/Secretary

Steve Moon, Treasurer

Joseph DiNunzio, Member-at-Large






3 Comments
Russ Johnson
onApril 6, 2017

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It\’s a 7% income tax increase…not a a .2% increase.

Nicole McAllister
onApril 30, 2017

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I wanted to follow up, since our job is never done after electing officials , and ask where is the accountability for what these elected officials endorsed during our local elections. You are doing an injustice to every single voter who voted based on no tax increases. The residents of this county struggle now to make ends meet and can\’t afford increases to fund frivolous expenses such as artificial turf fields amongst other agendas when we need to be addressing larger issues such as our homeless population and the raging drug epidemic that is plaguing our county. Shame on you for endorsing our local officials who are cheating our residents out of campaign promises. When will we stop being lead by hypocrites and start having leadership that fulfills what we the people have voted them in office to do.

Lucy Emerick
onJune 1, 2017

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I concur with Nicole McAllister this is a complete injustice to the people of Cecil County. This is why in this country the people do not trust politicians because they are completely unable to do what they promise. I am actually in shock that this is being allowed to happen.
A new resident who is completely disgusted by her local elected officials!



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