Gas costs to the county, and the budget
Guilford County Manager David McNeill said last week that fuel costs to the county are going up by $900,000 over last year.
It's happening everywhere, too. Gas goes up, local government must do something.
Sheriff BJ Barnes told his deputies to turn off their cruisers to save on gas.
While we can't just tell county employees to not drive places, there are options to getting around: carpooling, walking where you can and making combination trips to places.
Everybody is stretching the dollar as much as possible, it seems. But while Greensboro and High Point were able to avoid property tax rate increases, one appears inevitable for Guilford County. (Though both cites are raising fees for utilities.)
Commissioners agree that the recently-passed bonds are definitely going to have an impact on property tax rates. But beyond that, the budget still works like it does every year. Some expenses will increase, and some things must be cut. Thursday is the first work session for the 2008-09 budget.
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