New Champaign budget shows cuts in spending

CHAMPAIGN – The city of Champaign may do some belt tightening in the year ahead to keep services at the level taxpayers like them.

"We are obviously subject to the national economic problems like most people," said city Finance Director Richard Schnuer, who has proposed cutting $350,000 in city expenditures in the budget year that will start July 1.

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