Mayor Miller's Budget Drowns Oneonta In $2M Deficit

The great and powerful Mayor Dick(head) Miller announced that the city's 2014 budget has a projected $2 million deficit.

Dick(head) Miller was elected in 2009 largely on his experience "successfully" managing the finances of Hartwick College, while serving as the school's president.

Even though it was reported by Bloomberg News in 2009 that over half of Hartwick's endowments were under water, this didn't seem to deter the oh-so intelligent voters of Oneonta.

While the logic was certainly air tight (Hmmm, IF Hartwick is broke, THEN that means Miller was a good president and understands how to manage budgets!!!) things have suddenly backfired, as the city's projected debt outweighs the $1.2 million the city has in reserves.

When asked for his thoughts on how he, the leader of the free world, would get the city out of this mess, the great and powerful Dick(head) Miller told his people, "It's alarming."

Brilliant!

So no need to fear, Miller is obviously on top of this.

"I got this shit," Miller said looking half in the bag.

"Just so the peeons, uh em, I mean the people of Oneonta understand, I will prepare a weekend retreat with the city aldermen where there will be booze, strippers...I mean, everything is all right and we have a plan."