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Council presses ‘money first’ approach: bond rating, fees and CIP steer priority debate
Summary
Brisbane councilors emphasized budget realities at a March 21 workshop, pressing staff to analyze the city’s bond rating, update fees that have not been reviewed for years, and bring CIP costings so priorities can be evaluated against available revenue.
Councilors used the priority workshop to foreground municipal finance as the gatekeeper for nearly all other goals, from infrastructure to housing.
Multiple members emphasized money as the starting point for realistic priority setting: a participant urged “money first,” arguing that reliable revenue and an improved bond rating are prerequisites for capital projects. Resident Michael Barnes…
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