The Genesee County Legislature will need to cut $1 million from its budget if it wants to avoid an increase in the tax rate, according to the Daily News. Of course, the county could also come up with another $1 million in revenue.
County Manager Jay Gsell proposed a few options to the Legislature, including the elimination of vacant positions and using as much as $500,000 of the fund balance.
Paul Mrozek puts together a pretty informative article that I would encourage folks to check out if they're looking for more details.
In other news, Dateline NBC Producer Michael Nardi paid a visit to Genesee County District Attorney Lawrence Friedman to talk on camera about the recently-convicted murderer Robert Kirkup. Dateline is producing a segment on Kirkup that will be aired sometime in the spring or summer of 2009.
The town of Batavia maintains a property tax rate of zero in its proposed 2009 budget, despite an increase of nearly $322,000 in the highway fund. Residents can attend a meeting at 6:45pm on Wednesday at the Batavia Town Hall to discuss the budget. The town of Albion will meet at 7:00pm Monday to discuss its proposed budget.
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