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Message from the City Manager’s Office

Dear Arlington Residents:

community priorities were maintained and the City’s sound

I am pleased to present the City of Arlington’s Popular Annual

Financial Report. Within this document, we summarize our City’s

fiscal policy principles led us through tough economic times

financial operations and highlight the service delivery strategies

in strong condition. Solid partnerships and smart investments

that shaped Arlington during the fiscal year ending September

strengthened the foundation for growth in Arlington in 2011 at a

30, 2011. This report is part of our continuing efforts at open

time when cities across the rest of the United States struggled to

government, which enhances the level of fiscal accountability to

find a place in the economic recovery.

our residents.

Although this report provides a condensed and simplified
analysis of our revenues and expenses, it is designed to help

The 2011 budget was presented with the promise

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