According to an article in the Fire Chief Magazine a record number of municipal officials expressed their growing pessimism for the nation’s direction, according to a survey that was released by the National League of Cities. The State of America's Cities survey demonstrates the widespread nature of the current economic crisis is having on cities’ bottom lines.
This survey, that was created nearly 20 years ago, showed that at mid-recession, more than six out of 10 city officials are pessimistic about the nation’s future. This percentage is much greater than at the same point during the two previous recessionary periods. Seven in 10 city officials say that their cities see overall economic conditions as being a problem, with nearly one in two reporting that they are having problems financing city services. Full text of this article can be seen here: http://firechief.com/leadership/management-administration/Survey_city_1223/
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