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Lee County finance staff reports stronger-than-expected tax and landfill receipts
Summary
Finance staff told the Lee County Finance Committee that year-to-date expenditures remain below the straight-line budget and that recent property tax distributions, rising sales tax and stronger landfill receipts improved county cash balances.
Lee County finance staff told the Finance Committee on the morning the county’s general fund is running slightly below the straight‑line projection for the fiscal year, and that recent receipts — including the first property‑tax distribution and stronger-than-expected landfill revenue — have bolstered county cash balances.
Reid Acree, finance staff, said the county’s expenditures this month were “coming in, you know, ahead of schedule,” noting the committee’s 35% of expenditures remaining compares with the 33% that would reflect a strict month-by-month pace. Acree…
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