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Beaufort County budget is a boondoggle
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2022 @ 11:02 am
By: John Steed
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Beaufort County Commissioners Meet in a Special Called Meeting to Decide the Tax Rate for 2020 /2021On Monday June, 8, 2020, Beaufort County's Commissioners met to finish the 2020 /2021 budget; make no cuts with a hastily constructed economic recession raging, and retained the .635 per 100 dollars evaluation as the ad valorem tax rate for Beaufort County tax payers.
Published: Friday, January 14th, 2022 @ 12:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Commissioners Vote To Keep Budget Deliberations Away From the Public
Published: Monday, January 25th, 2021 @ 3:29 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The Budget Passed Like a Ghost Ship in the Night
Published: Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 @ 9:58 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Have you ever heard someone say "Should Government be doing this?"
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 @ 7:21 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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We are all puzzled by events from time to time and sometimes we never really understand what is going on around us.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 7:20 am
By: Hood Richardson
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When Frankie Waters ran for election four years ago, he promised not to raise taxes. He ran as a conservative Republican. He told people things were gong to change when he was elected.
Published: Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 @ 9:00 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Here are upcoming budget meetings and workshops for the Beaufort County government. All are open to the public
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2017 @ 10:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I confess, as a Beaufort County Commissioner I sometimes wonder what is really going on.
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 @ 8:45 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The recently passed budget of Beaufort County's government has now formed into a budget ordinance, and we have the simple details for your perusal. I mean, it is 5 pages long rather than the 9 pages that comprise Beaufort County's budget for the 2015/2016 fiscal year.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 @ 9:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As promised, I shall provide an update, but there is no news at this point other than for me to state, or re-state what is obvious as to the state of the county's financial health.
Published: Saturday, June 28th, 2014 @ 12:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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At a time when most hardworking people in Beaufort County are having to cut their spending, on a vote of four to three, the Beaufort County Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013 was approved Monday (6-3-13).
Published: Monday, June 10th, 2013 @ 9:01 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Almost everyone puzzles at how the Washington, D. C. clan of elected officials seem to always miss the important things that go with preparing a budget.
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 @ 8:48 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners began their budget deliberations Monday night (5-13-13).
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013 @ 3:11 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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It is Beaufort County's budget season. It happens each year whether one wants it to occur or not.
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2013 @ 6:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Monday, May 6, 2013
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013 @ 10:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The process of passing the Beaufort County Budget proved again that not all politicians are smart, or know how to manage people, money or situations. Common sense was thrown out the window.
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 @ 10:18 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The liberal Gang of Five Beaufort County Commissioners declared victory at the County Commissioner meeting on June 4th with the passing of the 2012/2013 budget.
Published: Sunday, June 17th, 2012 @ 11:40 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Lately, big news revolves around the Economic Development Council also called the EDC and the Committee of 100.
Published: Friday, May 18th, 2012 @ 2:38 am
By: Hood Richardson
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I downloaded the 2013 County budget (all 168 pages) and have been through every page in it. I worked my way through it one page at a time to get a "fix" on what's in it.
Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2012 @ 8:43 am
By: Jim Bispo
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The Beaufort County Commissioners will meet for two nights in May to discuss the Beaufort County Manager's Recommendation as to what should be the cost of county government.penses of
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2012 @ 11:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Guess what. It's time to put our next county budget together. Boy!! Time really seems to fly when you're having fun...
Published: Sunday, March 18th, 2012 @ 5:44 am
By: Jim Bispo
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The Economic Development Commission's By-Laws of July 3, 2001 require convening an annual meeting in March. At this meeting there is to be a formal presentation of an annual report. Was such a meeting held in 2011? Are these meeting not covered by the Open Meeting Laws?
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2012 @ 7:54 pm
By: Warren Smith
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