Boardman cuts $2.2M from budget

By John W. Goodwin Jr.

BOARDMAN — Township trustees announced Sunday a new spending plan for 2008 with $2.28 million in budget reductions.

Trustees approved a list of appropriations for 2008 totalling $19.6 million in December of 2007. The new list totals $17.3 million.

The township recently laid off nine firefighters, 13 road department employees and seven civilian workers in the police department.

Trustee Robyn Gallitto said trustees had been crunching numbers for weeks and thought the new list of appropriations would be about $400,000 higher than the figures they ultimately approved.

“Originally we thought the projection would be higher, so this is really a good thing,” said Gallitto.

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