I have a saying I pilfered from the liner notes of R.E.M.’s Dead Letter Office album and that saying is, “A little bit of uh-huh and a whole lot of oh yeah.”

In delivery of the 2012/2013 proposed budget for the city, Interim Manager Ed Wyatt also outlined some of the things Roanoke Rapids leaders must focus on for the future.

Interim City Manager Ed Wyatt presented a balanced, $14,272,016, budget for the upcoming fiscal year that includes no proposed tax increase and a 3 percent cost of living adjustment for city employees.

A proposal to build an Internet café on Premier Boulevard passed by a 3-2 margin during tonight’s city council meeting.

The city tonight entered into a contract with state Department of Transportation in which the Public Works Department will use its street sweeper on the Gaston Bridge on Highway 48.

A stalemate in talks with Lafayette Gatling on buying the Roanoke Rapids Theatre should not have a grave impact on the upcoming fiscal year budget, Mayor Emery Doughtie said following tonight’s council work session.

Revenue collections are ahead of schedule, a positive note as city administrators continue to work on the upcoming fiscal year budget.

The city will market the Roanoke Rapids Theatre as it waits for Lafayette Gatling to finalize his deal to buy the venue.

The city should have all Hurricane Irene cleanup expenses reimbursed by Thursday, Finance Director MeLinda Hite told council tonight.

Just who is Roanoke Rapids City Council bending over backwards for?