Shoshone rethinking budget cuts
Shoshone County Courthouse
Photo by JOSH McDONALD
WALLACE — Shoshone County commissioners are considering restoring a portion of the $1.6 million that Public Works Director Jessica Stutzke slashed from the county's roads budget in early August. Some of that money pays for staffing, vehicle and heavy-machinery maintenance, fuel and equipment leases.
The cuts resulted from the loss of Secure Rural Schools funding, declining state revenues and the inability to offset those losses through taxes from the county's annual levy. On Dec.16, she met with county commissioners to discuss the matter.
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