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Fire Dept. to be under budget

Published 08/04/08

Shortly after he became chief of the county Fire Department 11/2 years ago, a man walked up to David L. Stokes and told him firefighters "must not know how to count."

Information courtesy of Anne Arundel County Fire Department Fire department fiscal picture
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The man was referring to more than a decade of the department's overspending each year of, not only the overtime budget, but also its overall budget.

Chief Stokes vowed to restore the public's trust in the budget process and in the fire department's ability to manage its money. And it appears Chief Stokes has kept his word.

For the first time in at least a decade, the county Fire Department's overtime budget is projected to come in...

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What??? - 2008-08-04 14:53:50

What a stupid article!!!! Only the Capital can bend numbers like this. The budget has grown 36% in 5 years. The actual budget is up almost 6% from last year. Doesn't seem to be that impressive. Keep raising the budget 6% every year and even O'Malley could come close to hitting it, well maybe not.

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