Burlington budget deficit grows to $13 million

Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak listens during a meeting of the City Council on Monday April 15. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerBurlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak on Thursday said the city’s $9 million budget deficit has now swelled to nearly $13 million due to a miscalculation of employee benefit costs and other increasing expenses.The new deficit forecast comes after a more accurate analysis of employee benefit costs was completed for the next fiscal year. Salary growth and emp