Tuscola City Council unanimously passes '07-'08 budget

TUSCOLA – A new police squad car and fire department rescue truck, improvements to a major street and a park, planning for the future of the pool and higher salaries for employees are all part of a new budget approved by the Tuscola City Council on Monday night.

The council voted 8-0 to approve the 2007-08 budget, which includes no program cuts, no new programs and no personnel cuts other than the elimination of concession stand workers at the city pool.

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