Mayor Bing Pleads For Budget Compromise

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With the start of the new fiscal year just days away, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is making a plea to City Council. Bing wants Council to restore $30 million to the budget that begins on Friday.

"I would caution this council and the public at large to consider that all cuts have consequences," said Bing.

"We cannot, in one breath, say the city must cut $50 million while at the same time pretending that it can be done without a significant service impact," he said.

Council is expected to vote to reject Bing's amendment based on what Council is calling "soft revenue" in the Mayor's budget which Council says will increase the city's budget deficit and put Detroit in jeopardy of an emergency state take over.

Earlier this month, Council voted 8-1 to cut an additional $50 million beyond Bing's budget recommendation. The mayor is threatening cuts to public safety if $30,000 isn't restored.  Council members call Bing's threats "scare tactics."

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