A 1947 topographic map of the Reading, Pennsylvania area. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Mayor Vaughn D. Spencer, angry at the city’s outside consultants who he said forced an austerity plan on the city at the last minute, on Wednesday presented a $73.4 million proposed 2013 budget that includes a 15 percent property tax hike.
But Spencer said he didn’t support the spending plan.
“This forced austerity plan suggests that we continue on a narrow pathway where our citizens pay more and get less,” he told City Council.
Council members agreed.
