This is good news for the city but it should be kept in perspective. Part of our city's financial health came at the sacrifice of many hardworking city staff - i.e. working class families. It seems that every city manager's first line item in slashing a budget starts with staffing, staff salaries and their health/retirement plans. 

Our city still has budgetary problems that will continue unless our city officials focus on building our infrastructure. Antioch is full of blight and crime is only getting worse. We need to focus on protecting local businesses as they are the true investors in our community - not national big box chains like Wal-Mart.  

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