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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Funding Cuts OK Compromise



      
       Part of the art of governing comes from knowing when to stand fast and when to compromise.
       Of course, the trouble with a compromise is that no one really comes away satisfied.
       Just ask the Edgewood Town Council.
       During its budget hearings last week, the council decided to compromise and halve the funding the town usually gives to sponsor cultural events, usually at the Wildlife West Nature Park.
       Funding for town-sponsored events would be cut from $34,291 to $17,291 for the next budget year, which starts July 1. The town's attorney adds that town sponsorship of events in the past, such as the Music Festival and the Run, Rock and Rally, may violate the state's anti-donation laws. The council has directed town staff to assure that town money spent on events is used only for advertising, a legitimate use of town funds.
       The council took a chance at a compromise to make sure these events, which have value to the town and its inhabitants, do not disappear.
       Money is tight in Edgewood right now and budget cuts needed to be made. It will make some people unhappy, but the council did OK trying to placate those constituents.
   

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