By Steve Keenan
The Fayette Tribune Apr 6, 2021
3 hrs ago
Declining coal severance funds in recent years have left county governments with less funds to disperse when assessing annual budget requests from agencies within their purview.
Over the years, the Fayette County Commission has funded the New River Humane Society animal shelter, located near the Fayette County Park in Beckwith, primarily through the coal severance tax, Fayette County Commissioner Tom Louisos said in a Monday press release.
At one time, the county received $1.1 million in revenue from coal severance tax, Louisos said. That amount has fallen to approximately $100,000, according to Louisos, and it may not even exist next year.