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Burke County manager touts $1.1M hauling savings, $2.4M EMS revenue gain and pending $11M FEMA aid in year‑end report
Summary
County Manager Brian Eppley told the Burke County Board of Commissioners that FY 2024–25 produced operational gains including roughly $1.1 million saved by bringing municipal solid‑waste hauling in‑house, a 41% increase in EMS billing revenue and an $11 million FEMA public‑assistance application still under federal review.
County Manager Brian Eppley presented Burke County’s FY 2024–25 year‑end financial report on Sept. 15, telling the Board of Commissioners that the county closed the year with roughly $113.8 million in total revenue and several operational improvements that reduced pressure on the property‑tax base.
Eppley highlighted a transition of municipal solid‑waste hauling to county operations “this year,” which he said produced “savings to taxpayers [of] about $1,100,000.” He also said the county’s decision to bring EMS billing in‑house increased collections from “about $5,100,000 to $7,500,000,” a roughly…
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