His previous columns may be found in the archives . At this week's City Council meeting, utilities czar Phil Tollefson was saddened that he had no choice but to raise our electric rates by a whopping 24.6 percent. The point is our village leaders say we are broke.
Projects are on hold.
City workers might have to be laid off. Some experts say it's related to the nationwide clerk shortage combined with the unprecedented surge in the cost of shuffling papers and pushing pencils. I saw this colorful jar. By the way, all of the bonuses were approved by our City Council on a 7-0 tally. It was 6-1, but then Dopey got Sneezy in a headlock until he changed his vote.