BERNALILLO COUNTY HAS A PROPOSED BUDGET. THE COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET AT MORE THAN 283-MILLION DOLLARS. THAT’S 10 PERCENT MORE THAN LAST YEAR’S BUDGET.
TWO COMMISSIONERS … LONNIE TALBERT AND DEBBIE O’MALLEY … WERE ABSENT FOR THE VOTE.
THE NEW BUDGET IS SLATED TO FUND PUBLIC SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE JAIL, COMMUNITY CENTERS, PARKS AND MORE. BERNALILLO COUNTY CURRENTLY FACES RISING AND RECURRING COSTS FOR BASIC PUBLIC SERVICES LIKE SHERIFF’S AND FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE REPLACEMENT AND MAINTAINING NEGLECTED BUILDINGS.
