Politics & Government

County Budget Hearings Begin Next Week

Two hearings will be held prior to the introduction of the final budget in April.

Union County's Board of Chosen Freeholders will hold its first public hearing on the 2010 Executive Budget next Thursday.

The hearing, which will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Freeholder's Meeting Room in Elizabeth, is the first of two opportunities for the public to voice their opinions on the budget.

"We will continue to explore cost savings and reductions in the budget line by line," Freeholder Fiscal Comittee Chairman Al Mirabella said in a news release. "During this tough time, we're going to have to continue to make sacrifices as many of our residents are doing."

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The Freeholders will hold a second budget hearing from 4 to 7 p.m. on March 25. Following the March 18 budget hearing, there is a Freeholder agenda setting meeting scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Following the budget hearing on March 25, a Freeholder regular meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
 
The 2010 Executive Budget was presented last month by County Manager George W. Devanney, who noted this year's budget narrative "reflects our proactive efforts in overcoming extraordinary challenges over the past year, and stabilizing Union County's current budgetary picture despite one of the toughest recessionary cycles in a generation, which adversely impacted many of our residents as well."
 
The Freeholder Board will conduct their review before voting to introduce a final budget around or before early April.

The budget hearings and Freeholder meetings are located on the 6th floor of the county administration building, located at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, in Elizabeth.

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