Budget From Page A1 Shows City Budget Shifts and Raises
The general fund budget differs from the mayor's November proposal of 16.6 million. Council moved 385 thousand in wage tax to pensions, added 150 thousand from the Marcellus Shale account, and cited higher contractual costs. Pay raises include 2% for police, 3% for nonuniform staff, and 2% for nonunion workers. department heads get 2% while elected officials keep salaries frozen. Firefighters are in arbitration. bonuses under Act 47 plan apply by salary level. Health costs rise. no tax increase due to 1.1 million fund balance and higher wage tax revenue.
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City seeks state grant for IT upgrade in New Castle
New Castle seeks a 150000 state grant to overhaul its information technology infrastructure with new servers wireless access points and security features The city council approved sending documents to accept the grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development The plan aims to boost efficiency across departments and with residents
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City council approves demolition funding and paving change order
The city will use 1251 from the 2012 community development block grant for demolition at 417 Gal breath St. A change order with Youngblood Paving Inc lowers the paving project cost by 11.07, bringing the total contract to 433423.73 after a prior 124000 addition. The council renews on call engineering services with Michael Baker Jr for 2015 and notes a 40 by 40 foot addition to its building by New Castle Industrial Railroad at 700 Moravia St. Eric Ryan to provide supplier price estimates by March 2015.
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Obama Cuba shift pushes exile groups to rethink strategy
In Miami, the Cuban American National Foundation opens a modern headquarters as Obama ends half a century of U.S. isolation policy toward Cuba. The move signals a broader shift for anti Castro groups, long funded by U.S. dollars, toward open engagement with dissidents on the island. Orlando Gutierrez leads a 40 group protest coalition in Little Havana.
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Ellwood City police probe dual shooting deaths in Walnut Ridge
Ellwood City police investigate two gunfire incidents at Walnut Ridge. Jessica Jackson, Paris, Rashund Smith and Jeffrey Sack Jr. faced charges or were charged, with alleged domestic disputes cited. D A Lamancusa will decide if charges rise.
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