The budget story for Cannon County continues. During the Tuesday night meeting, the commissioners approved budgets for the jail, ambulance service and election commission office. Cannon like many counties across the state need to provide increased funding for their correctional facilities. The new budget for the jail is just over 1 Million, One-hundred-thirty-five thousand dollars.
Commissioner Kim Davenport suggested a public hearing for citizens will have the opportunity to review the new budget for the county, prior to a vote from commissioners. The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, August 27th at 5:30pm at the courthouse.
Commissioners are scheduled to meeting one more time prior to the public hearing. The goal is to see if the time will generate any new budget reductions. The county commission will meet Thursday at 5:30.