Lotta EXCELLENCE going on, huh?....
Check it...
LarryBoy SLASHES basic city services cuz the city's broke BUT..."The Rockford City Council’s finance & Personnel Committee recommended an amendment to an engineering agreement previously awarded to Homer L. Chastain & Associates in 2008. Per the amendment, Chastain is to be paid an additional $52,042 for its work related to the downtown streetscape project,...
" AND "...Aldermen authorized the issuance of $2.7 million in general obligation bonds for “financing various economic development and government projects.”..."

Couple things to think about....
Remember LarryBoy's couple of "FORCED ANNEXATIONS"? THAT increased the city's property tax base,right?
And there's been recent news about citizens protesting their taxes and it's explained how assessments are from last year when real estate values were peaking,remember?
SOOOOO, does not logic dictated that the city's PROPERTY TAX take should be UP? We don't hear about that, do we....
Another thing...
Keep hearing how public safety wages and benefits are eating up 60-75-80% of the city budget, right?
So what's up with THIS?

City of Rockford, Illinois
2006 Budget -- Where The Money Goes
$225.9 Million -- All Funds
Other $14.6 Million 7%
Capital Projects $51.2 Million 23%
Human Services $21.0 Million 9%
Community Development $13.2 Million 6%
Public Safety $74.1 Million 33%
Public Works $37.5 Million 17%
Debt Service $14.3 Million 6%
(2005-$202.4 Million)
And THIS...

City of Rockford, Illinois
2009 Budget -- Where The Money Goes
$240.7 Million -- All Funds
Other $15.1 Million 6.3%
Capital Projects $51.7 Million 21.5%
Debt Service $14.1 Million 5.9%
Human Services $22.9 Million 9.5%
Community Development $12.9 Million 5.3%
Public Safety $81.2 Million 33.7%
Public Works $42.9 Million 17.8%

So look(there's these dandy pie charts at those links....LarryBoy LOVES pie charts and bar graphs), if Public Safety and Public Works on these reports total 50-51%...where do they make up their other inflated numbers???
Is the graphic lying (or are those lawyers in City Hall lying??)

YOU decide....