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Article: Putnam OKs $11 million budget, an 11 percent increase
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- Charleston Gazette
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- March 27, 2002
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WINFIELD - Putnam County commissioners approved a budget of
slightly more than $11 million Tuesday, an 11 percent increase over
last year's budget, and did so without raising taxes.
"We're all satisfied with the budget," said Commissioner Jim
Withrow. "We're coming through that lawsuit last year pretty good."
Two years ago, elected officials were asked to shave their budgets
by 30 percent because the commissioners had to pay $700,000 in back
pay to deputies after the deputies sued. This year, the county was
able to fund most of the elected officials' wishes and to give money
to outside agencies.