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Residents and supervisors press county on audit delays, reassessment notices and budget transparency
Summary
A resident urged supervisors not to approve the budget without up‑to‑date spending records; supervisors discussed an audit delay while reassessment notices were mailed and described appeals and equalization processes.
A Warren County resident warned supervisors that approving next year’s budget without complete historic spending records is unacceptable, and supervisors spent substantial time discussing the county’s delayed fiscal‑year audit and the recent real‑estate reassessment notices.
During public comment, John Jenkins (South River District) said he understood the county faces a roughly $2.2 million preliminary shortfall but criticized the county for moving toward a budget while staff had not provided a full accounting of the last 18–20 months. "How can you approve a budget when you don't know how the money has been spent for the past…
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