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Reports

  • Municipal Finance,Reports

    City Faces Potential Revenue Shortfall in FY90

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    February 7, 1989
  • Municipal Services & Operations,Reports

    The Public Access Story: Stay Tuned

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    June 23, 1988
  • Economic Development,Reports

    Whither Worcester?: Part II, Developing the City’s Future

    The purpose of this report was to study the planning and development operations in the City Manager's Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) and the Bureau of Land Use Control (BLUC), and to compare them with the manner in which several other New England cities organize similar operations.

    May 16, 1988
  • Economic Development,Reports

    Whither Worcester? Planning the City’s Future

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    May 16, 1988
  • Economic Development,Reports

    The Proposed Zoning Ordinance: Notes & Recommendations

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    December 15, 1987
  • Municipal Finance,Reports

    City Faces Potential Revenue Shortfall in FY89

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    August 14, 1987
  • Municipal Services & Operations,Reports

    Public Employee Pensions Disabling City

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    July 20, 1987
  • Municipal Finance,Reports

    Real Estate Transfer Tax: The Case For and Against

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    May 28, 1987
  • Municipal Finance,Reports

    Worcester’s Salary Schedule Needs Periodic Weighing

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    February 12, 1987
  • Reports,Transportation

    Charting a New Route for Worcester’s Mass Transit

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    December 4, 1986
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    “How Am I Doing?” Municipal Employee Performance Evaluations

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