City Budgets

Townships surrounding Philadelphia have managed to survive the recession until now, but city coffers are now going into the red and cities are being forced to take action.

A new report from The National League of Cities shows that declining property and sales income is impacting city coffers, resulting in layoffs and cuts to construction projects.

A new HVAC system for a building in Minnesota that was expected to meet high environmental standards was going to come in at almost three times its originally estimated costs. So city officials are delaying.

As city budgets tighten, streetlights are getting the ax in an effort to save money.

Tight budgets are causing cities across the country to skip fireworks displays for their Fourth of July celebrations.