What a difference a year makes! Last year, the pandemic gave us a near-dormant economy and enormous uncertainty. This year, there are genuine signs of hope and recovery -- normalcy, even? -- that went into the development of the City of College Station's proposed fiscal year 2022 budget. In this four-part mini-series called All Up In Your Budget, we'll talk about the main takeaways from this proposed $353.7M budget (Spoiler: No recommended increases to the tax rate or to the electric, water and wastewater rates.) and talk about some important proposed increases to public safety and other core services.   Fiscal Services Director Mary Ellen Leonard Communications Director Jay Socol   Episode-1: Conditions & Revenues Episode-2: Expenses Episode-3: Enterprise Funds (Electric, Water/Wastewater, and more) Episode-4: Capital projects and debt You can view the entire proposed FY22 budget document at cstx.gov/budget.