Officials Say New Tax Collection Method Has Caused Problem
"The city of Gravette has had to make cutbacks in recent months to make up for inaccurate predictions of 2008 finances.
Police no longer patrol. Instead, they park and turn their engines off until they are dispatched.
Any city employee who quits cannot be replaced.
Mayor Bill Howard has to approve all spending, even if it was budgeted.
"If it isn't needed right now, we don't get it," he said.
Still, Howard said the city will probably spend about $30,000 more than it brings in this year. That money will come out of the city's reserve fund."
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