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Commissioners say newspaper misreported reserve balances; announce senior breakfast, town hall and local benefit
Summary
A commissioner said a recent newspaper article overstated county reserve-fund reductions; the commission will seek a correction. Commissioners also promoted an Ozarks senior breakfast, a fundraiser for deputies, a Sparta town hall on March 28 and a county tree-donation plan.
Commissioners used the communications portion of the agenda to correct what they said was inaccurate media reporting of the county's reserve funds and to announce several community events.
One commissioner said a recent newspaper article reported that the county had spent $230 million of reserves over four years, and at one point reported reserves of $300 million falling to $70 million. The commissioner said those figures…
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