Fayetteville's city council passes compromise budget 7-0

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Fayetteville budget


The Morning News' Fayetteville budget story

Thank goodness that Lioneld Jordan was able to get a budget passed Tuesday night. I suspect the aldermen who attended and voted and department heads and staff members all left the meeting a lot happier than they expected to be a couple of months ago.
Thanks to all who worked hard and must have experienced a year's worth of anxiety during the budget-negotiating period.

The good news was that the council wasn't stampeded into destroying any good programs or dumping any good employees. Some issues brought up in the negotiating process can now be worked out in a sane fashion.