Don’t say we did not warn you…
Months ago, Diane Bendekovic, the newly-elected Plantation Mayor and Democrat, announced Plantation faced a budget deficit of $5.8 million dollars.
Now, sources tell RED BROWARD the actual deficit is more than 8 million dollars. When Bendekovic’s father, the legendary Frank Veltri, was mayor Plantation was known for fiscal responsibility, low taxes and superior services. Veltri would have never allowed this financial mess.
What did Bendekovic and former Mayor Rae Carole Armstrong know about this financial disaster?
To put things in perspective, the City of Hollywood declared a financial emergency over an $8.6 million dollar deficit. People were fired. Services and salaries were slashed.
Hollywood is a bigger city than Plantation. Plantation doesn’t pay for fire services. How can Plantation’s projected deficit be just $400k less than Hollywood? Where did all the money go?
City officials are scrambling for answers before next week’s scheduled budget meeting. Stay tuned…
Thanks for keeping us informed Red – nobody does this kind of reporting but you !
That is because Plantation is the envy of all of S Fla. according to the past Mayor Rae Carole Armstrong. She should be run out of town, for what she did to our city. Frank Veltri left her a city with no debt and she left Plantation with over 50 million dollars hidden debt in 10 years. She also left the taxpayers on the hook for a wink-wink deal for close to 100,000 per year when you look at the hidden perks. Diane is just as greedy, her father must be turning in his grave for what they have done to Plantation!
Sorry to dissapoint ya RedBroward…..the upcoming 2011/2012 “defecit” is no where near $8 million and more on the lines of $945,000 after all the revenue enhancements and revenue reductions are put into place.
As the budget moves foward, that $945,000 can also go down…
Not really a disaster