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Rockingham County previews budget as administration flags roughly $3 million gap
Summary
Commissioners said preliminary 2025 budget forecasts show about $3 million in additional inflation-driven expenses; county administration and department heads are preparing workshops and cuts aimed at avoiding a tax increase.
Commissioner Kevin Berger said Rockingham County officials opened the 2025 budget process after a recent retreat, and preliminary forecasts show roughly $3,000,000 in additional expenses driven by inflation.
The early estimate frames a series of workshops and departmental reviews, Berger said, aimed at trimming costs to avoid a property tax increase. "He and administration presented to us…
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