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With an estimated $15.5 million budget, New Castle city council spent Thursday cutting costs across multiple departments, including the police.
City council spent its second 2021 budget workshop Thursday evaluating line items in the police, fire and public works departments portion of next yearâs budget. Mayor Chris Frye and chief financial officer Stephanie Dean compiled the 100-page document and Frye introduced it to city council on Nov. 24. It (budget) has been very time consuming and very difficult, said councilwoman MaryAnne Gavrile. Not everybody s going to be happy with the budget, including myself, but know that we re working diligently. We don t want to raise taxes.