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Decatur Park District looking at $600,000 increase in spending.
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Herald & Review (Decatur, IL)
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May 4, 2006
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2006 Herald & Review. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Mike Frazier
May 4--DECATUR -- The Decatur Park District is seeking a budget increase of about $600,000 for the upcoming fiscal year. The park board of commissioners got its first peak at the proposed budget of about $13.8 million Wednesday. The board will discuss the financial document at a meeting at noon Wednesday, May 17, at the park district administration office, 620 E. Riverside Ave. "We're addressing a lot of fixed-cost issues that have seen significant increases over the past year," said Bill Clevenger, executive director of the park district. The park district has seen a 42 percent increase in combined costs over the past five years for ...
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