Letter to the Editor: Questions for New Baltimore Candidates
Ahead of the November New Baltimore election, key issues need to be addressed.
Important Issues
- Fiscal Discipline: The city faces a $500,000 deficit in 2025 and another projected deficit in 2026 despite rising revenues.
- Downtown Development: Limited progress on the downtown revitalization of Stahl's Bakery and the "Ashley Building" site since 2021.
- Library Governance: The city's unilateral assessment of annual administrative fees to the library, later found to be prohibited under state law.
Ask the candidates: How would you balance the general fund, and what are the milestones and contingency plans for downtown development projects?
Candidates should provide clear answers to these questions, including how they will regularly provide public updates on downtown development.
Author's summary: Candidates must address key issues.
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The Macomb Daily — 2025-10-29