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Belknap County projects modest surplus, delays three maintenance projects to cover shortfalls
Summary
Budget staff projected a $462,428 revenue surplus and identified expense pressures in contracted medical services and courthouse repairs. To cover shortfalls, the county postponed three capital or maintenance items: tree work, a carpet extractor purchase and parking-lot crack sealing and striping.
Laurie presented the county’s midyear financial update to the Belknap County Commissioners, saying the combined general fund and nursing-home revenues currently project a net revenue surplus of about $462,428 and that a handful of capital maintenance items are being postponed to offset projected shortfalls.
The update matters because the county must balance service and facility needs against limited operating reserves and specific grant or reimbursement timelines.
Laurie said the general fund and nursing-home revenue collection is still early in the fiscal year; interest earned has exceeded the budgeted $100,000 by $7,004.61. She reported projected surpluses: county attorney’s office $12,087 (open position), maintenance $6,300, sheriff’s department $4,800…
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