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Commissioners hear budget pressure warning and concerns about operating costs for Columbia Valley recovery center
Summary
County administrator and commissioners described tightening finances during budget workshops and raised questions about operating costs and contracts for the Columbia Valley Center for Recovery, including an estimate that staffing needs could exceed local mental-health sales-tax revenues.
Franklin County officials said Oct. 15 that the county faces mounting budget pressure as departments submit new funding requests and as the operating cost for a planned Columbia Valley Center for Recovery remains unclear.
County Administrator Brian Danzel told commissioners the county’s cash position was workable at the start of the budget process but that repeated, legitimate requests from departments are widening the gap. Danzel said the county began the budget process roughly $48,000 short of a balanced budget and that additional requests push the county further from balance.
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