Trash and Sanitation Reserve Fund To Be Raided?

City of Huntington Finance Director, Robert Wilhelm, yesterday proposed to the Huntington City Council's Finance Committee that $200,000. in a current reserve fund for the trash an sanitation budget be used to help offset the projected increased expense of the city's self-insured employee's medical insurance program. It is projected that the city's health insurance costs will balloon to $7.6 million, from $5.6 million, for this fiscal year. So, again, the city is "robbing from Peter to pay Paul". The idea that we would use funds allocated for trash removal and sanitation, and use it for some other purpose, does not make good sense. Our city is dirty and trash removal is not up to even minimal standards. It just doesn't make good sense!