(Bowling Green, OH) Toledo's not the only large Northwest Ohio community with a tight spending plan.
Bowling Green is battling budget problems, but won't consider police and fire layoffs to offset what's expected to be a 627-thousand dollar deficit.
That shortfall could be covered by the city's cash reserves-- but elected officials call that an unsustainable strategy. B-G leaders blame a loss of state revenue sharing, the elimination of the estate tax, low interest rates and other factors.
Among the most likely options appear to be privatizing trash service or increasing the city income tax.