Newport’s Budget Blackout: City Hall Withholds Public Access Until the Last Possible Moment

Newport’s Budget Blackout: City Hall Withholds Public Access Until the Last Possible Moment

Newport Buzz Newport’s Budget Blackout: City Hall Withholds Public Access Until the Last Possible Moment In Newport, the numbers that matter most are being kept out of public view. The city’s proposed budget—more than $120 million in taxpayer spending—was quietly delivered to the City Council last week. But for the residents footing the bill? It’s being withheld until Friday afternoon, just hours before the first budget workshop begins Monday. T…