Video of speakers at the public hearing on the county budget | Eastern NC Now

There was a large contingent of speakers at Monday (6-20-11) night's public hearing on next year's county budget.

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   Publisher's Note: This article first appeared in the Beaufort Observer.

    There was a large contingent of speakers at Monday (6-20-11) night's public hearing on next year's county budget. As we have previously reported, the board ended a marathon session by adopting a budget that raises taxes three cents, as opposed to the original five cents recommended budget that the County Manager had made. But before debating several alternatives and finally deciding to raise taxes in a 5-2 vote, with commissioners Hood Richardson and Stan Deatherage dissenting, the board heard from a number of speakers. We have the video of those comments below.

    The videos are divided into three clips to facilitate downloading. They are presented in the order in which the speakers spoke, without editing.






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