Over the past several months I've posted a running tally of our local sales tax receipts which is a major funding source of city government.
For the 6th month in a row now we've recorded an increase over the same period last year. The combined receipts for this half-year period are up 7.7%.
This is welcome news after seeing our sales tax receipts fall and remain flat for the past several years as a result of the recession of 2007.
While we still have much to do to strengthen our economy the data is improving suggesting the start of our return to normal times.
Of course normal isn't good enough - but given where we're coming from - it's a good start.
