{"id":18223,"date":"2011-03-28T15:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=18223"},"modified":"2011-03-28T15:59:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-28T19:59:00","slug":"liz-brown-being-a-fiscal-conservative-does-not-mean-never-spending-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2011\/03\/28\/liz-brown-being-a-fiscal-conservative-does-not-mean-never-spending-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Liz Brown: Being a &#8220;fiscal conservative&#8221; does not mean &#8220;never spending money&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/tcampaign_Brown_Liz.jpg\" alt=\"Liz Brown campaign sign.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Video will be posted later this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For now, here&#8217;s the news release from Liz Brown, Republican Mayoral candidate:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Fiscal Conservatism and Fiscal Responsibility Should be One in the Same<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Being a &#8220;fiscal conservative&#8221; does not mean &#8220;never spending money&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I want to address some misunderstandings, if you will, about what it means to be a fiscal conservative.  Being a fiscal conservative, a label I would ascribe to myself, does not mean simply never spending money.  As public servants, we are obligated to maintain certain levels for public services and to keep our citizens safe, which means providing not just good fire and police protection but also safe infrastructure.  Accordingly, I firmly believe that being a fiscal conservative means being fiscally responsible.  That means prioritizing spending, and spending money where it best serves the citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping in mind the idea of fiscal responsibility, I was alarmed 3 years ago when the county approached the city to say they had no money to cover their legal responsibility: the maintenance of all bridges in the county area, including the city. The county had a rainy day fund of about $ 7 million at the time.  They had injudiciously stopped funding their bridge repair fund, and had diverted the money to pay for their justice system. So, the city was told it must find the funds to repair the bridges, to make sure that our citizens were protected.  The county&#8217;s responsibility was dumped on the city.  The next year, in 2009, the county again asked the city, and every other municipality in the county region, to agree to raise the wheel tax\/surtax so that the county would have the funds to fulfill its legal obligation to maintain the safety of the 271 bridges in the county.  That year, the county&#8217;s rainy day fund had increased to about $12 million.  An option would have been to bond, they had the ability to do so, but they declined.  So instead of the county obligating future revenue, or spending their rainy day fund, they asked for a tax increase.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the county&#8217;s rainy day fund had already achieved the envious balance of over $20 million, but when it was suggested at a county council meeting that, perhaps, some of this money should be returned to the taxpayers, the response was to spend it on new projects.<\/p>\n<p>Every municipality has to prioritize its financial obligations, and certainly our citizens&#8217; safety should come first. However, to grow a rainy day fund while neglecting legal obligations that put our citizens at risk, or to shift those obligations to other taxpayers by raising taxes &#8211; is not my definition of fiscal conservatism.<\/p>\n<p>There are few things worse than tax-and-spend liberals, but one is a raise-taxes-and-don&#8217;t-spend conservative.  Money is to be conserved in the hands of taxpayers when it&#8217;s not needed.  And, in this case, when tax dollars are needed to keep taxpayers safe, they ought to be spent for that purpose.  We would laugh at an individual trying to declare bankruptcy with millions in the bank.  Why should we accept government shirking it&#8217;s responsibility to keep us safe with millions to spare?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/88101.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"First Public Safety Task Force meeting on May 13, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"2309\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/88101.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_88101.jpg\" data-title=\"Public Safety Task Force\" data-description=\"First Public Safety Task Force meeting on May 13, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Public Safety Task Force\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Public Safety Task Force\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2309\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_88101.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_14_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City and County officials at a meeting concerning the County&#039;s Renaissance Square proposal.  Photo taken July 14, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"3364\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_14_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_14_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/07\/14 - County&#039;s Renaissance Square proposal\" data-description=\"City and County officials at a meeting concerning the County&#039;s Renaissance Square proposal.  Photo taken July 14, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/07\/14 - County&#039;s Renaissance Square proposal\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/07\/14 - County&#039;s Renaissance Square proposal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3364\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_14_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/115604.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown at the Charis House groundbreaking on September 17, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"4048\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/115604.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_115604.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/09\/17: Councilwoman Liz Brown\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown at the Charis House groundbreaking on September 17, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/09\/17: Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/09\/17: Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4048\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_115604.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/donald_bobay.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Donald Bobay, 2nd District Fort Wayne City Council Republican candidate. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"5496\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/donald_bobay.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_donald_bobay.jpg\" data-title=\"Donald Bobay\" data-description=\"Donald Bobay, 2nd District Fort Wayne City Council Republican candidate. Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Donald Bobay\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Donald Bobay\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5496\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_donald_bobay.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142418.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Bob Hughes talks about TFE.  Photo taken September 28, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"5504\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142418.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_142418.jpg\" data-title=\"Bob Hughes\" data-description=\"Bob Hughes talks about TFE.  Photo taken September 28, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Bob Hughes\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Bob Hughes\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5504\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_142418.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142421.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Allen County Sheriff Ken Fries introduces Paula Hughes on September 28, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"5505\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142421.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_142421.jpg\" data-title=\"Allen County Sheriff Ken Fries\" data-description=\"Allen County Sheriff Ken Fries introduces Paula Hughes on September 28, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Allen County Sheriff Ken Fries\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Allen County Sheriff Ken Fries\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5505\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_142421.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142422.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Paula Hughes and Ken Fries on September 28, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"5506\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142422.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_142422.jpg\" data-title=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes and Allen County Sheriff Ken Fries\" data-description=\"Paula Hughes and Ken Fries on September 28, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes and Allen County Sheriff Ken Fries\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes and Allen County Sheriff Ken Fries\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5506\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_142422.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142425.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Paula Hughes announces she will run for the Mayor of Fort Wayne in 2011 on September 28, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"5507\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142425.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_142425.jpg\" data-title=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes\" data-description=\"Paula Hughes announces she will run for the Mayor of Fort Wayne in 2011 on September 28, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5507\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_142425.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142426.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Paula Hughes announces she will run for the Mayor of Fort Wayne in 2011 on September 28, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"5508\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142426.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_142426.jpg\" data-title=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes\" data-description=\"Paula Hughes announces she will run for the Mayor of Fort Wayne in 2011 on September 28, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5508\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_142426.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/ericdoden.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"2011 Mayoral candidate Eric Doden. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"5552\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/ericdoden.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_ericdoden.jpg\" data-title=\"Eric Doden\" data-description=\"2011 Mayoral candidate Eric Doden. Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Eric Doden\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Eric Doden\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5552\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_ericdoden.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/143996.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown introduces Jerome Gaines at a press conference to announce his campaign for the 2nd District City Council seat on November 17, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"5558\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/143996.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_143996.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown introduces Jerome Gaines at a press conference to announce his campaign for the 2nd District City Council seat on November 17, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5558\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_143996.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/143999.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Republican candidate Jerome Gaines announces his candidacy for the Fort Wayne City Council 2nd District seat on November 17, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"5559\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/143999.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_143999.jpg\" data-title=\"Jerome Gaines\" data-description=\"Republican candidate Jerome Gaines announces his candidacy for the Fort Wayne City Council 2nd District seat on November 17, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Jerome Gaines\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Jerome Gaines\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5559\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_143999.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144001.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown, Indiana State Senator Tom Wyss, Indiana State Representative Bob Morris and on the end former Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito at the Jerome Gaines 2nd District City Council campaign announcement on November 17, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"5560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144001.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144001.jpg\" data-title=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and crowd\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown, Indiana State Senator Tom Wyss, Indiana State Representative Bob Morris and on the end former Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito at the Jerome Gaines 2nd District City Council campaign announcement on November 17, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and crowd\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and crowd\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5560\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144001.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144003.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown, Indiana State Senator Tom Wyss, Indiana State Representative Bob Morris and on the end former Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito at the Jerome Gaines 2nd District City Council campaign announcement on November 17, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f3b0a313cb09a661b2717f8169a96923' data-image-id=\"5561\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144003.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144003.jpg\" data-title=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and crowd\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown, Indiana State Senator Tom Wyss, Indiana State Representative Bob Morris and on the end former Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito at the Jerome Gaines 2nd District City Council campaign announcement on November 17, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and crowd\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and 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