Assembly Budget Committee Holds Special Hearing Today
David Matthau Reporting
With Jersey facing a projected budget deficit of between 9 and 10 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year, the Assembly Budget Committee holds a special hearing today.
Committee Chair Lou Greenwald says the panel will take testimony from the Legislature's chief budget officer David Rosen, "and in addition to that we want to hear some public testimony from some local individuals as to the hardships of the budget, and the impact on local governments."
He says "I'm hoping the Governor - I'm sure he'll have people listening to the testimony, and watching the hearing, that will give insight to the direction that hopefully the Governor chooses to go…we want to help the Governor in this process, so that he is not waiting until after he's done his budget address (in March) to hear from the public."
Greenwald adds "we don't have time to waste…we're ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work…we have to work together."
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