From the Columbus Republic:
Mayor Kristen Brown has proposed cutting about $400,000 from city departments’ electricity, heating and fuel budgets.
Under Brown’s proposal, the Columbus Fire Department would see its electric utility budget cut by
41 percent, its gas utility budget by 56 percent and its water/sewer utility by 13 percent.
Electricity budgets for City Hall, the City Garage, Parks & Recreation, Aviation, Police and Transit departments would be cut by an average of 25 percent.
Natural gas budgets for City Hall, the City Garage, Animal Care, Police, Transit, Parks and Aviation departments would be cut an average 49 percent.
Gasoline and diesel fuel budgets for 10 departments would be cut by more than 10 percent.
Some of the proposed cuts could be accomplished through more efficient light fixtures, temperature controls and motion sensors, some of which already have been installed in City Hall, Fire Station 1 and Hamilton Center Ice Arena.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Mayor-s-proposal-slashes-utili_1343963819
