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Article: $1 million wasn't missed/ El Paso County funds sent instead to Elbert
- Article from:
- The Gazette
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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El Paso County was short nearly a million dollars it was supposed
to get from the state this year, but nobody noticed until an outside
agency pointed out the problem.
The Colorado State Treasurer's Office accidentally sent $970,000
in transportation taxes to neighboring Elbert County when it was
supposed to go to El Paso County.
The mistake happened with the county in a financial hole, facing a
$6 million budget shortfall next year. Every department has been
asked to submit a plan to cut their budgets 5.5 percent.
The Elbert County Treasurer's Office agreed to give the money to
El Paso County next month. Elbert County officials are negotiating
with the state to determine how they'll pay back ...