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Siskiyou supervisors warn of $10 million preliminary budget shortfall, discuss revenue and development options
Summary
Supervisors said the county's preliminary budget shows about a $10,000,000 gap and discussed longer-term revenue options including promoting private investment, exploring geothermal potential, and modest fee increases; officials said fee changes alone would not close the shortfall in one year.
Siskiyou County supervisors said the county is facing an estimated $10,000,000 shortfall in the preliminary budget and discussed possible revenue strategies at a regular meeting.
The discussion centered on longer-term options to reduce structural deficits rather than one-time fixes. Supervisors said the board is exploring ways to encourage private investment, consider modest fee increases and tourism-related taxes, and identify existing county resources that could generate…
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