County proposes $86 million budget

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County proposes $86 million budget

After several weeks of discussions and work sessions, the Burke County Board of Commissioners is preparing to adopt its budget for fiscal year 2021. The $86,812,593 proposed budgetisa5percentdrop from 2020 – a difference of just under $4.7 million. Though initially not included in the original proposal, the final version does include a 2 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for […]

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