FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                       February 10, 2009

MONTH-LONG COMMENT PERIOD OPENS FOR UPCOMING CARY BUDGET

Citizens are encouraged to share their priorities for the Town of Cary ’s Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Budget, which will identify services and infrastructure projects to be undertaken by the Town from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010 .  Citizens can register their budget priorities at their convenience via email at budgetinput@townofcary.org or via voicemail at (919) 462-3858.  They can also speak directly to the Cary Town Council at either of two special budget public hearings to be held as part of the Thursday, February 12 and February 26 regular Town Council meetings, which begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers at 316 N. Academy St .   All comments must be received by February 28, 2009 , in order to be evaluated and considered for incorporation into the Town Manager’s Recommended Budget, which the Cary Town Council is expected to begin considering this spring.  Citizens can review the current year’s Budget at www.townofcary.org or in hard copy at the Cary Library in downtown Cary or the West Cary Regional Library.  For more, visit FY2010 Budget Development at www.townofcary.org.

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