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Support the Republican Newspaper! It’s only $9.95/year for the online edition! Mar. 24, 2011 County administrator Monty Pagenhardt announced yesterday that the Fiscal Year 2012 Garrett County government draft budget is now online. Interested persons can find this link at http://www.garrettcounty.org/Commissioners/budget12/2012Requested.pdf
The document outlines various revenue sources for the county totaling $69.2 million in the coming fiscal year. The county’s income this year is $84.9 million. Proposed expenditures in FY ’12 include $28.7 million for the Board of Education, compared to $24.3 million in FY 2011; $500,000 for the Garrett County Scholarship Program, which is the same as last year’s allocation; $19.9 million for the Roads Department, which would be $3.3 million more than last year; a $200,000 decrease for public safety; and a $1.8 million decrease for economic development.
The county commissioners will approve the new budget and set county tax rates shortly before the new fiscal year starts on July 1. Read the full article here.
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