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Council eyes budget, taxes in FY 2024

The Olney City Council considered raising property taxes to balance the fiscal year 2024 budget which is being squeezed between inflation and state-mandated property tax cuts. The Council also was considering removing some dedicated revenues, such as fees for water tank maintenance, from the general fund and creating an apparent deficit on the City’s books.

A forgetter’s prayer

A forgetter’s prayer

When I stop thinking about your goodness, this world terrifies me. My brave, bold strides turn to undetectable shuffling, until I stop moving altogether and just stand there, melting into the shape of everything that I’m afraid of. I stay there, looking nothing like who you built me to be, and I stare unblinking at the terrible things that could happen.

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