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Ald. Pawar To Hold Budget Town Hall Meetings

By Patty Wetli | October 24, 2013 4:09pm
 Ald. Ameya Pawar will hold a series of town hall meetins on Mayor Emanuel's propsed 2014 budget.
Ald. Ameya Pawar will hold a series of town hall meetins on Mayor Emanuel's propsed 2014 budget.
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DNAinfo/Ted Cox

LINCOLN SQUARE — What does Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposed 2014 budget mean at the neighborhood level? Ald. Ameya Pawar will discuss the potential impact with residents of the 47th Ward at a series of town halls.

The first session, which will also include a meeting of the 47th Ward Council, is scheduled for 7 p.m., Oct. 29, at St. Benedict, 2215 W. Irving Park Rd.

The second is scheduled for 7 p.m., Nov. 6, at McPherson Elementary, 4728 N. Wolcott.

A third meeting is still being planned.

Attendees will have an opportunity to provide feedback on various budget proposals, which include hikes in a number of fines and fees, and ask questions about city services and ward-related issues.

To plug an estimated $339 million deficit, the 2014 budget proposal was balanced, in part, through revenue increases that include parking fines, storage fees for towed autos, zoning application fees, cable-television taxes and a 75-cent-a-pack hike in the cigarette tax.

The mayor budgeted an overall $76 million increase in fines, with most of that generated by speed cameras, which are estimated to bring in more than $65 million.

City Council is set to hold two weeks of budget hearings beginning Oct. 28.

Contributing: Ted Cox