In light of our current budget crisis, what are your top 3 best ideas to generate more revenue or reduce costs to fill the budget gap in the City of Newburgh?

Sell off more city property

Charge tax exempt properties for city services

Audit all nonprofits to determine if they are still eligible

Increase taxes on abandoned homes or lots

Charge higher fees for permits

Combine Town and City of Newburgh Fire and Police

Enforce more codes

Install more parking meters

Reduce the salaries of city employees

Give more traffic tickets

Charge neighboring towns for mutual aid

Raise the tax levy

Create more public transportations

Automate city jobs

Reduce the salaries of police officers

Reduce the salaries of firemen

Reduce the salaries of DPW workers

Get rid of the library

Stop paving roads and fixing sidewalks

Rent the facilities for sport

Recruit businesses to come to the city of Newburgh that would attract new residents, i.e Whole Foods

Change the tax code to increase taxes on properties that do not benefit the city, such as abandoned houses or vacant lots. Offer discounted rates to properties that improve the area to draw more business and increase purchases. Create promotions to raffle/sell foreclosed properties with promise to renovate and use property in a way that benefits the city, without forfeiting revenue. Encourage property ownership as opposed to rentals, for low income groups, including rent to own. Increase safety to draw in businesses and residential buyers.

Enforce reasonable codes. Discuss reasonable economic development.

Automate jobs that don’t require employee i.e. payments for water/sewer/sanitation should be done through Internet banking not receivable via a person.

Develop the Waterfront & Attract new small businesses

Start a public transportation line. People need jobs and they can't get to their jobs without transportation.

Have the water front property owners pay thier fair share. Cut benefits for elected officals so they dont have it life - just while elected.

Amalgamate the City+Suburban Fire Departments

Sell naming rights to City facilities and request more sponsorships to city events.

protect newburgh from profiteers and coorupt gentrifiers

Hire adequate people for the job and reduce all the overtime pay