Dover faces $7M budget shortfall, leaders mull tax increase

Dover faces $7M budget shortfall, leaders mull tax increase

Why Should Delaware Care? With revenues decreasing and expenses rising, the city of Dover faces a multi-million-dollar budget shortfall heading into the next fiscal year. While city staff is sounding the alarm about dipping into the city’s savings as a way to close the gap, elected officials are divided as to whether they favor using the leftover funds, or levying a tax increase on residents. Dover employees and elected officials are throwing a …