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Budget Discussion Continues In Atchison Co

By David Meyer

08/14/2012

Atchison County native Jeff Schuele, shown here in this MSC News file photo, has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Live Well, Live Atchison.

(KAIR)--Atchison County Commissioners continued their budget workshops Monday, tentatively finalizing the largest chunk of their budget, the Road and Bridge Department.

Of the two, point five-five million dollar budget, County Commissioner Jeff Schuele says a majority of it will focus on the neglected capital outlay fund(Play Audio)

Schuele says the other major projects budgeted includes the rebuilding of River Road that leads to the Atchison Riverfront(Play Audio)

Other projects budgeted include chip and seal projects on Sherman Road and 286th Road.

Commissioners cut around 400 thousand dollars from the proposed budget, which includes putting a bridge project near Huron on hold. However, they also built in funding in case bridges fail to meet annual inspection requirements.

The budget is around a 500 thousand dollar increase from last year or one percent up from last year.

Commissioners also budgeted solid waste Monday at 845 thousand dollars, which is less than a one percent decrease from the previous year.

Commissioners continue establishing the budget at a non-session workshop, scheduled at three today at the Commission Room within the Law Enforcement Center.

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