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Morgan County COG presses for recreation oversight as ramp-tax shortfall looms
Summary
At its Nov. 17 meeting the Morgan County Council of Governments reviewed ramp-tax and local-option revenues, confirmed a $400,000 corridor-preservation land purchase near Clarks Dairy, and pushed to reestablish a recreation advisory board for clearer oversight of a $200,000 recreation allocation and other fees.
The Morgan County Council of Governments on Nov. 17 reviewed local-option and ramp-tax finances, confirmed completion of a $400,000 corridor-preservation land purchase near Clarks Dairy and agreed to press the county for a clearer accounting of recreation fees and expenditures.
COG participants were told ramp-tax receipts are tracking below earlier estimates and, based on Kate’s September report, could result in an approximate $35,000 shortfall by year-end. "To date, the only expense is the $200,000 allocation to recreation programs," a convening participant said during the financial review, raising concern that the public lacks clear line-item reporting for those dollars.
Speaker 5 reported that the COG’s recommendation for $400,000 to preserve corridor land went through the county commission in two…
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