Herald Democrat
Grayson County commissioners got a mixed bag of news Tuesday with regard to the county s finances. On the plus side, commissioners got an unqualified rating on its most recent audits, but on the negative side, COVID-19 continues to take a bite of out the region s receivables.
The county gets money through property taxes and fines and fees. All of those areas are down in 2021 compared to last year. Its going to be tight this year, Grayson County Judge Bill Magers said. I don t think we are going to have a lot of wiggle room this year.
County leaders had feared the shortfalls would continue into 2021 and that is the reason that the budgeted for $1 million less in the 2021 budget. The county s budget is generally in the neighborhood of about $40 million.