In the coming weeks, local and state officials will explore what a vote last week by the Fayette County Commission means to county elections in 2022 and beyond.
Meeting in emergency session on Wednesday, Sept. 29, the Fayette County Commission indicated its unanimous intention to cast a vote to cancel Bridge Day when the matter came before the
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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.