The city of Manhattan is facing a budget crisis and it could mean difficult decisions in the near future. This week, the Manhattan City Commission received an update from city departments. This includes an overview of 2020 and challenges going into this year and beyond. Assistant City Manager Jason Hilgers told KSNT News that the city relies too much on sales tax revenue. He said that revenue has been flat for more than a decade and saw a dip during the pandemic. This leaves the city with tough decisions to make about the future. “It gets complicated to maintain revenue streams, but yet your costs go up,” Hilgers said. “You can erode a few pots of money, but it’s not a sustainable approach and we have eroded those. It’s reached a point now where we either are raising revenues or we are going to reduce services.”
Source: KSNT News
