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Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. has appointed James Fairbairn to the company's board of directors. Mr. Fairbairn is a self-employed chartered accountant, consulting for public companies since 1990, and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is a current officer or director of a number of TSX Venture Exchange-listed companies.  

It's the spending time of the year, but will the cash registers be ringing more next year in Augusta. "I'm going to try not to but it's kind of hard if you've got money in your pocket you're going to spend it," said Barbara Johnson of Augusta. And Augusta Commissioners want to try and get more money out of the pockets of shoppers.

I’m going to try not to but it’s kind of hard if you’ve got money in your pocket you’re going to spend it   -Barbara Johnson

 

In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has downgraded Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Indiana's (the library) approximately $97.7 million outstanding unlimited tax general obligation (GO) bonds to 'AA' from 'AAA', consisting of the following issues. --$25.9 million unlimited tax, series 2002A. Fitch simultaneously withdraws its rating on the library's general obligation unlimited tax refunding bonds series 2008 because they were never issued. The Rating Outlook is Stable.  

"Three Tax Developments Your Need to Know Now" is the title of the first of three complimentary webinars to be presented by Clifton Gunderson on Dec. 15. Two additional presentations will occur in 2010. The 75-minute webinar will be presented twice at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Central Standard Time. Gunderson presenters will share ideas to lower tax burden and build a solid financial foundation through tax deductions, credits and other opportunities.  

In an apparent coincidence, the Arizona auditor general's office said this week that it will soon examine Gila Community College's finances for fiscal year 2006. Payson's Citizens Awareness Committee, in late October, requested that the auditor general comb through the community college's current finances to address seeming inconsistencies, including a wildly fluctuating deficit projection. GCC has been audited just twice, in fiscal years 2004 and 2005.  

West Virginia's tax modernization project is back on, but that doesn't mean businesses and individuals should necessarily expect lower taxes in the near future. "Tax modernization does not always mean tax cuts," said Tax Commissioner Christopher Morris, chairman of a work group appointed by Gov. Joe Manchin to propose ways of making the state's tax system more efficient. A report by a similar group in 2006 led to the elimination or reduction of several business taxes and a new tax credit for low-incom

There's a lot of work still to be done that can't be achieved with this turnaround time   -Christopher Morris

 

The slowdown in the housing market and resulting loss of fee-based revenue has forced the City of Prineville to make some staffing adjustments. On Friday, the city eliminated the community development director position, a position held since August 2007 by Ricky Sites. "What we're doing is reducing staff driven by the economic climate and the fee-based revenues associated with growth," said City Manager Steve Forrester.  

While cities across Indiana are blaming new property tax caps for their financial woes, leaders in one community said fiscal discipline has helped them to flourish. In Zionsville, officials have streamlined government by merging the town with surrounding Eagle and Union townships, and have enacted more than 20 efficiency recommendations on personnel, building and purchasing, 6News' Norman Cox reported. So instead of the civil government property tax rate going over the cap, they were able to reduce th  

In an interview for Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital With Al Hunt," the senator suggests funding additional troops with an "additional income tax to the upper brackets, folks earning more than $200,000 or $250,000." He also called for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to provide half of the new soldiers sent to Afghanistan. White House Budget Director Peter Orszag has put the cost of each additional troop at $1 million.