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Commissioners debate cutting economic development post to close budget gap; OK $500 for county museum tour
Summary
As the county faces a projected budget shortfall, commissioners discussed eliminating the economic development director position to save roughly $53,000 toward revenue neutrality; they separately approved $500 in refreshment support and a half‑page advertising buy to support a multi‑museum tour.
Commissioners debated whether to eliminate the county’s economic development director position to help close a projected budget gap, with one commissioner proposing the position be left vacant or removed for the coming year and the others asking to proceed carefully and resolve budget numbers first.
The board heard that eliminating the position and moving remaining budgeted dollars to cash reserves would narrow the shortfall substantially; staff told commissioners a tentative…
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