March 24th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

State and county budgets for the next fiscal year are a moving target at this point, with little solid information to be had from Annapolis or Washington. For Allegany County, the budget situation is urgent due to steep increases in state mandated funding on top of an already lean budget.  Commissioner Bill Atkinson said more information needs to be made available to local citizens about potential taxing changes that affect their wallets…

   

“We need to do some more public hearings and let the folks know that the reason we’re raising these taxes is not because we want to but because of the situation we’re in, I think we need to make sure we get all these numbers and everything out.”

County Administrator Jason Bennett will be a guest on the Dave Norman program Tuesday morning at 9:20 to discuss budget topics.