Snow removal funding would be cut in half under Christie budget plan

[hollysmom]

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Snow removal funding would be cut in half under Christie budget plan

While the snow continues to pile up this winter, and memories of last year's heavy accumulations still haven't melted away, the new 2016 state budget proposal unveiled by Gov. Chris Christie last week cuts snow removal funding for the coming winter in half.

Highlights of the governors' $33.8 billion proposed spending plan for Fiscal 2016 include a $44 million reduction in "winter operations/snow removal," a 49.3 percent reduction from the current fiscal year.

The reduction in snow removal spending is part of a broader reduction of $118 million, or 8.4 percent in the state Department of Transportation's overall budget, from $1.41 billion to $1.29 billion -- the steepest departmental budget cut in the state government under the governor's proposed spending plan, which would raise overall state spending by 3.1 percent.

Because this man makes up numbers to fit his fake story about a balanced budget instead of say... basing them on historical figures or new technology.
Love how he is cutting all dept of transportation as our roads and bridges are failing. How many people had their cars damaged by a pot hole on the turnpike this week? 50 was it?

Update for 2016 (of course the title is out of date by a few days )
BREAKING: With snowstorm bearing down on New Jersey, Chris Christie stays in New Hampshire to campaign

The Christie budget document for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1, notes a $44 million reduction for winter operations and snow removal, but Department of Treasury spokesman Joseph Perrone said there's no intent to spend less than what's needed.

"It's really a misnomer to think that figure indicates we are counting on spending less by that amount,'' said Perrone, who said the state typically starts each fiscal year with $10 million budgeted for winter operations.

"This is an expenditure you can't predict because you can't predict the weather,'' Perrone said. "We add to our starting figure through supplemental appropriations based on how much money is needed to keep our roads safe.''

In other words the figure was just made up so Christie could produce another falsely balanced budget by underestimating the real cost of things - typical republican ploy.

[Thinkingabout]

1. Maye he could put the snow on the entry ramp of the GWB.

[leftofcool]

2. Maybe Christie could take his fat ass out and shovel it himself.

[hollysmom]

3. No he will be busy spending more NJ money to be in Florida this week

At a dinner with Donald Trump. And we pay for most of the trip - the troopers who travel with him and their travel expenses.

[oldandhappy]

4. super unrealistic

[Hoppy]

5. As His Rotundity will 'splain in Iowa, with Global Warming, there will be no need for snow removal

because there will be no more snow.

[ellenrr]

6. I wonder if this new budget with 50% cut in snow removal passed....

and I wonder how many people who voted for Christie are today griping about snow removal.
Where I live, every year it seems to get worse (the snow removal).

[hollysmom]

7. some times it is location location location

I live on the block with the emergency squad - we get plowed first, and any power outage is fixed first. I could never tell. When Sandy hit, most of the town lost power for a week, I lost if for 2 hours.
I have to check to see if this passed and update

[ellenrr]

10. if you find out, pls post. I only found references to proposed budget in March 2015... nt

[hollysmom]

8. well, there is good news, Christie did not veto every bill presented to him

In advance of big storm, New Jersey lifts licensing laws for shoveling snow
who knew they used to require a license for shoveling,

[ellenrr]

9. I did not know that either.