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Budget standoff: Macon commissioners deadlock over Highlands projects, jail scanner and pay increases
Summary
A proposal to approve the FY2023-24 budget with adjustments failed 3-2 after debate over Highlands school and soccer-field funding, a requested jail body scanner, and employee pay increases. No final budget was adopted; the board recessed to reconvene June 19 for further budget discussion.
The Macon County Board of Commissioners on June 13 debated key items in a proposed roughly $64 million FY2023-24 budget but did not adopt a final budget that night after a contested motion failed 3-2.
Public commenters during the budget hearing urged restoration of the Highlands School project and added Pre-K and childcare capacity in Highlands. Jerry Moore told commissioners there is a waiting list of about 50 children for childcare and Pre-K in Highlands and urged the board to put the Highlands School project back into…
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