BULLETIN: Cecil County Drafts $169 Million Budget; Schools Get Flat Funding
The Cecil County Commissioners have drafted a $169 million proposed budget for Fiscal 2013 that would freeze public schools funds at the current level and taps reserve funds for $3 million to provide...
View ArticleCecil County Budget: Council Weighs $91K Auditor Job, Budget Review Process
NEWS ANALYSIS Never say never in Cecil County government and politics. But sometimes it’s politically wise to say “maybe.” After months of resistance by colleagues to a demand by County...
View ArticleHogan ‘State of the State’ Gives Peanuts to Cecil County Road Aid; Tax Relief...
Governor Larry Hogan delivered his first “state of the state” address on Wednesday 2/4/15, promising to reinstate some road aid to the counties—but the fiscal reality is that Cecil County might get...
View ArticleCecil County Exec Proposes 2-Cent+ Property Tax Rate Boost; Schools Pleased...
Cecil County Executive Tari Moore proposed a Fiscal 2016 budget on Wednesday 4/1/15 that would increase property taxes, raise fees for dumping trash at the landfill, and boost public school spending...
View ArticleCecil County Council Fine-tunes Budget: Tax Boost Killed, Tennis Courts Out,...
The Cecil County Council reached its goal on Thursday to block a property tax increase proposed by the County Executive, with extra money still available for possible last-minute additional tax relief...
View ArticleCecil County Council Lobs Budget Ball Over Moore’s Net; Schools Get $ Love,...
COMMENTARY The budget adopted by the Cecil County Council this week was the toughest top-to-bottom scrutiny of county government spending in the three years of Charter government, with one glaring...
View ArticleCecil County Council Tinkers with Moore Budget; Slight Spending Cuts, Tiny...
The Cecil County Council decided on Tuesday (6/7/16) to approve lame duck County Executive Tari Moore’s final budget with minimal spending cut tinkering– putting just $131,000 back into reserve funds...
View ArticleFaux Turf Fields Vs. Grass: Budget Plan Costs More and Shifts Expenses out of...
NEWS ANALYSIS A proposal to spend $1 million for an artificial turf playing field in Perryville in the county executive’s Fiscal 2018 budget raises questions about costs, safety and policy issues on...
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