By Wayne Schutsky | Scottsdale Progress
Big cuts are on the way for Scottsdale’s next city budget, though their extent is still unknown as city leaders wait for more information on how the coronavirus outbreak has affected the economy.
An early draft of the budget presented to the City Council on April 7 included a maximum of $296.1 million in spending from the general fund – a nearly $11 million increase over spending in the current fiscal year.
However, both Mayor Jim Lane and city staff were quick to stress that much of that budget was formulated in the weeks and months before the coronavirus pandemic decimated the city’s economy.
