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CADIZ – Harrison County has approved its 2021 general fund budget which is estimated at more than $8 million for the year.
The board of commissioners approved the $8,089,995.96 budget during Tuesday’s meeting. The budget has increased by more than $700,000 from the 2020 version of $7,326,085.39.
Commissioner Don Bethel said the increase is due to a few contributing factors including the county’s commitment of funds to two impending projects the Freeport sewer project and the new county jail facility.
“We have to leave money appropriated for both projects,” he said.
Commissioners also approved the special revenues budget for the upcoming year. The county’s estimated special revenue is $26,804,132.57 with the largest income being the gas tax which provides $5.157 million in funding for the county engineer’s office. The county’s largest source of funding is both property and sales tax, Bethel said, although he did not specify an exact amou
Staff Writer
CADIZ Harrison County on Tuesday approved its 2021 general fund budget, which is estimated at more than $8 million for the year.
The board of commissioners approved the $8,089,995.96 budget during Tuesday’s meeting. The budget increased by more than $700,000 from the 2020 version of 7,326,085.39.
Commissioner Don Bethel said the increase is due to a few contributing factors including the county’s commitment of funds to two impending projects the Freeport sewer project and the new county jail facility.
“We have to leave money appropriated for both projects,” he said.
Commissioners also approved the special revenues budget for the upcoming year. The county’s estimated special revenue is $26,804,132.57 with the largest income being the gas tax which provides $5.157 million in funding for the county engineer’s office.
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Cali Cafe Celebrates Grand Reopening
Cali Cafe in Riverview opened its doors on January 9. Shortly after its grand opening, the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation, which resulted in the shutdown of restaurants and cafes. With the Riverview community slowly reopening, it celebrated its grand reopening with much confidence and great goals for the future.
Cali Cafe specializes in Colombian fare. It serves pastries, breads and savory snacks produced every morning by their personal chef, who has over 50 years of experience. Cali Cafe is also known for its Colombian coffee that is exported directly from Colombia to its store.
Times Leader Staff Writer
CADIZ Harrison County will soon receive upgrades to its 911 system that will help improve communications and dispatch services.
Harrison County Commissioners Don Bethel, Dale Norris and Paul Coffland signed an agreement between the county and Motorola Services on Wednesday to purchase upgrades for its Next Generation 911 system. The total cost for the upgrades is just over $400,000 which will come from the county’s 911 funds.
“Everything is paid for out of the 911 funds, the surcharges and levy. This is not coming out of the general fund,” Coffland said.
In signing the contract prior to the end of the year, the county was able to save about $63,000, Coffland said. He noted the upgrades will include new equipment for the sheriff’s future office location at the former SSG George J. Conaway U.S. Army Reserve Center.
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CADIZ In order to obtain potential U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for a new Harrison County Jail facility, an environmental study must be conducted on the proposed location.
The estimated $15 million project is slowly moving forward one step at a time. Harrison County Commissioners Paul Coffland, Don Bethel and Dale Norris signed an agreement Wednesday with Great Lakes Community Action Partnership, a company that will perform the environmental study on the former SSG George J. Conaway U.S. Army Reserve Center property where the new jail is set to be constructed.
“In order to get USDA funding and start the process to be able to look at that site for a potential jail, we need to have the environmental study done,” Coffland said.