St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has scheduled four meetings around the city in July to get suggestions from residents about next year's city budget.
Although the city is scheduled to get more Local Government Aid from the state next year, officials want to talk to residents about challenges facing the city and ask what issues are most important.
The meetings will be:
July 16, 4 to 5 p.m., El Burrito Mercado, 175 Cesar Chavez St.
- Coleman
- City Council Member Dave Thune
- Director of Finance Todd Hurley
July 17, 8 to 9 a.m, Kopplin’s Coffee, 2038 Marshall Ave.
- Coleman
- City Council Member Russ Stark
- City Council Member Chris Tolbert
- Director of Finance Todd Hurley
July 27, noon to 1 p.m., Rice Street Library, 1011 Rice St.
- Coleman
- City Council Member Amy Brendmoen
- Director of Finance Todd Hurley
July 29, 4 to 5 p.m., Byerly’s community room, 1959 Suburban Ave.
- Coleman
- City Council President Kathy Lantry
- Director of Finance Todd Hurley
The mayor said he's also soliciting budget suggestions via Twitter (hashtag #stpaulbudget), email or through the city website.
City staff says:
"Mayor Coleman will consider all suggestions in any of these forms — whether at a community meeting, via email or on Twitter."