Residents urge restoring Ross Pit royalties to roads and call for emergency communications fixes
During public comment at the Feb. 4 Columbia County meeting, residents urged the board to stop diverting Ross Pit mineral royalties to the general fund and to restore those funds to the road fund; other speakers asked the board to prioritize 911 radio upgrades and explore administrative reforms to close the budget gap without selling county assets.
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Several residents used the Feb. 4 public comment period to press the Columbia County Board of Commissioners on long-standing fiscal and infrastructure concerns.
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