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County Budget Sees Surplus of $4.2M

February 28th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

Allegany County officials received a preliminary overview of the FY 2023 operating budget- and headed by a surplus of $4.2 miilion-  the fiscal news presented during a brief work session was overwhelmingly positive. County Administrator Jason Bennett, who also heads up the county’s finance office, briefed the county commissioners on the budget projections for the upcoming fiscal year starting with an impressive hike in property assessments…

More good news came from a rise in income tax revenue- something that Bennett described as surprising…