After a three-hour meeting Tuesday night, most of which was behind closed doors, the Barrow County Board of Commissioners came to the conclusion that more work is needed to salvage the county budget for FY2011.
County Commission Chairman Danny Yearwood told the Barrow Journal after the meeting that the board recognizes the magnitude of the county’s financial challenge for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, and new spending cuts may be announced at its next meeting this month.
The county’s financial stress is being caused by the prolonged recession and its impact on revenues and back-up reserves.
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