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 August 13, 2010

City Challenges

Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik of Ward 6 says city faces major challenges concerning the budget and a proposed downtown Tucson hotel. by Bill Buckmaster

Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik says the proposed half-cent sales tax that voters will decide on will not solve the structural problems with the city's budget. Kozachik says if it doesn't pass, the city will find itself right before Christmas trying to find 12 months' worth of cuts with half of the departments' budgets having been spent.

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Media commentators include Mark Evans of TucsonCitizen.com, Jim Nintzel of the Tucson Weekly and Linda Valdez of the Arizona Republic. Your host is Bill Buckmaster of Arizona Public Media.

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