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Planning Department presents two‑year budget plan, proposes more preservation staff and a PIC preservation planner
Summary
Planning Department staff outlined a new two‑year fixed budget approach, projected permit revenue growth and a $5 million surplus, and proposed new preservation positions including a full‑time preservation planner at the Planning Information Center and a survey coordinator to support citywide preservation work.
Planning Department staff told the Historic Preservation Commission that the city’s new budget rules require a two‑year fixed budget and that the department is projecting continued growth in development applications.
Tom DeSanto and John Grama presented financial trends showing roughly double the department budget over five years and year‑over‑year application increases in the low teens. DeSanto said the department is projecting a $5,000,000 revenue surplus for the current fiscal year and plans to propose a 4% budget increase next year while…
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