How did the City of Greensboro close last year's budget gap, to spend more than $1 million more than the previous year and what now?

City Manager Rashad Young...told residents and city leaders Monday night
...that everything is up for cuts as he tries to balance the budget by June.

...He said the city has a $9 million budget gap to close.

That’s $2 million more than what he last reported to City Council in January.

Amanda Lehmert
Greensboro News and Record, March 22, 2011

City Manager Rashad Young proposed $9.26 million in cuts last week..."

Amanda Lehmert
Greensboro News and Record, April 11, 2010

"Libraries, loose-leaf collection and crossing guards are back.

And a tax cut may be on the way.

...City Council members agreed to keep a variety of services that had been slated for cuts..."

Amanda Lehmert
Greensboro News and Record, June 9, 2010