Relative Measures Per Resident Part Two

I rarely get many comments, but DGDood scraped a nerve here, saying in comments:

You should post this over at DGreport. More people need to see how we overpay. One reason local government wants to get this big stormwater public works project going is so they become indispensable cogs in that gravy train.

and three days later:

You still haven't put this over at DGreport. Chicken? Don;t want to upset anyone? I'll do it if you won't. Where did you get the info?

This is where reports are put on-line at Daniel Hynes Office of the Comptroller. Municipalities are required to file annual standardized reports. It piqued my interest because DG has yet to file their 2007 report.

My original intent was to examine how very high debt like Hoffman Estates can effect budgeting due to TIC's (Total Interest Cost)of carrying debt. I found the tangential staff comparisons interesting because some municipalities like Wheaton seem to get by with less.

2006	Wheaton	Downers Grove
Population*	55,416	48,274
Total Appropriation	83,669,691	78,362,884
Total Debt	52,455,000	50,526,332
Interest Payments	2,032,558	1,807,619
Principle Payments	2,345,000	650,000
Employees FT	274	360
Employees PT	106	75
Employee Cost	18,020,489	31,617,304
EAV	1,807,481,291	2,057,634,957
Miles of Streets	165	165
Land Area Sq. Miles	11.52	14.4
Acres of Parks	800	600

There could be further breakdown to find where the differences are by department, but I do not have a driving interest in stirring that pot.

Be my guest DGDood. Do your own research and blog it wherever you like.