Federal money, big department cuts help county balance budget
The Lincoln County Commissioners passed a $14.9 million budget for fiscal year 2025 at last week’s meeting with property taxes increasing.
Commissioners Brent Teske and Jim Hammons were present at the Sept. 4 meeting to approve the final budget. Commissioner Josh Letcher didn’t make the meeting after reportedly being stuck in traffic delays on Highway 37 due to various road improvement projects.
Federal money along with large cuts to some department’s budgets helped the county slash what was initially a $2.7 million deficit to a balanced budget. After determining what the levied mills were worth, the deficit was still nearly $637,000.
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