Comments for Cook County Government Budget http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget The budget and finance website for Cook County (IL) Government Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:49:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on 2012 Budget: Responsibly Reducing the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Population by Julius http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget/2011/11/02/2012-budget-responsibly-reducing-the-juvenile-temporary-detention-center-population/#comment-982 Julius Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:52:48 +0000 http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget/?p=1028#comment-982 How do you calculate the detention cost per day?

]]> Comment on Cook County’s tough new era of budgeting by admin http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget/2011/11/16/cook-countys-tough-new-era-of-budgeting/#comment-48 admin Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:44:03 +0000 http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget/?p=1152#comment-48 Bud,

The amendments are up now. The problem was more with the time it took to compile, vet, process and post them. We apologize for the delay. http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget/2012-budget-amendments/

]]> Comment on Cook County’s tough new era of budgeting by Bud Keyes http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget/2011/11/16/cook-countys-tough-new-era-of-budgeting/#comment-43 Bud Keyes Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:51:09 +0000 http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget/?p=1152#comment-43 There are 60-70 amendments that are going to be voted on tomorrow but have not been posted on this website. How can we tell our reps what to support ot not support if we don’t know what any of them are? Why all the secrecy? Can you put the vote over until nect week so at least the publc can view them?

]]> Comment on Cook County’s tough new era of budgeting by Tyrone Williams http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget/2011/11/16/cook-countys-tough-new-era-of-budgeting/#comment-41 Tyrone Williams Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:33:15 +0000 http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget/?p=1152#comment-41 I don’t think that your fulfilling the campaign promise of reducing a mere 1 1/2 cent sales tax in this era of greater need for health systems and public safety is a good idea. I personally believe that we are merely mimicing the City of Chicago. The city cuts staff while tring to increase revenue by increasing fees and fines. Yet who does the burden for these changes fall on , the very people that are also being asked to serve the city and county by earning less. This county and the city have millions of citizens and welcome millions of tourist per year, but the choice to only impact the employees who provide the services and aide the common good are expected to carry the burden on their backs. I know that you have a budget shortfall and that with unemployment minimzing potential income for many and the loss of these individuals homes do to foreclosure further reduces the tax base and subsequently the revenue. So I guess that laying off people so that they become unable to pay their share makes a lot of sense to someone. I just don’t understand who that is!

]]> Comment on Preckwinkle Stands with Medical Leaders Urging Approval of Alcohol, Tobacco Taxes by Larry Stevens http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget/2011/11/09/preckwinkle-stands-with-medical-leaders-urging-approval-of-alcohol-tobacco-taxes/#comment-22 Larry Stevens Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:49:59 +0000 http://blog.cookcountyil.gov/budget/?p=1117#comment-22 I’m no expert but I do know that thru all the taxes we have absorbed in the past six years, which are three, the sale of alcohol didn’t go down it just caused many businesses to close, especially small one’s. If this tax is passed more businesses will close and many neighborhoods will suffer. The way sales may go down will be because people will go across state lines or another County and purchase alcohol where it will be much cheaper. I know Cook County needs money, but it also needs businesses to stay open to pay the high taxes the alcohol beverage businesses pay.

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