State Legislators are in the midst of budget season, as they look over Governor Tony Evers’ proposed two-year budget.
Two River City Manager Greg Buckley and the City Council were also looking over the proposal, and Buckley tells Seehafer News, “[One] big issue in the coming budget is going to be state support for local governments, notably the shared revenue program.”
Buckley explained that this program assists local governments by helping pay for services such as police, fire, and utilities.
He noted that the program has been in existence since 1918, but, “It is actually providing less money to cities than it did a quarter century ago. Two Rivers, in the year 2000, got about $200,000 more in shared revenue than we are getting in this year’s budget.”
However, Buckley did say that would change with Governor Evers’ proposal.
The Two Rivers City leader told us, “We’re heartened that Governor Evers has, in his budget, proposed an increase in shared revenues, which, for Two Rivers, would be about $1.4 million.”
While Evers is a Democrat and has been at odds with the Republican controled legislature on many topics, both sides agree that more money is needed in the program to assist local governments.
