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Finance committee cuts radio-services spending, reduces related levy request
Summary
Stephenson County Finance Committee voted to trim the radios and service line in the highway/public-safety budget from $70,000 to $5,000 and reduce the corresponding real-estate tax request by $65,000. The committee framed the change as a reallocation of scarce capital that could instead support road projects and other priorities.
Stephenson County Finance Committee members voted Friday to reduce the radios and service line in the FY2026 budget from $70,000 to $5,000 and to reduce the related real-estate tax request by $65,000.
Adrian, a county staff member presenting the budget, told the committee the original $70,000 line was included to help build a new radio tower intended to improve radio coverage in outer…
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