March 15th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

As the Allegany County Board of Education moves forward in preparing its 2023 fiscal year operating budget- the current unpredictable nature of fuel costs has added a bit of a complication. The board’s Chief Financial Officer Larry McKenzie, during the board’s regular monthly meeting, presented a budget overview that included priorities, considerations and assumptions.  Fuel costs were not an issue for the board’s transportation department during the past two years of the pandemic- but with COVID-19 numbers dropping, combined with the situation on the world stage in Ukraine- prices are spiking dramatically…