The meeting will include a presentation on the budget and likely public discussion regarding the recently adopted tax rate.
A group of commissioners, led by former Chair Merrol Hyde and Commissioner Jim Vaughn, are seeking to delay progress on investments in schools and other county services.
Ironically, these two commissioners led the county to the brink of financial collapse while they were in charge. Now, they want to set aside any new revenue from the tax rate and delay by a year projects to improve schools and address other pressing needs.
Hyde and Vaughn led the past commission in an unprecedented raid on the County's reserve funds, acting as if the money was coming from a credit card that never had to be repaid. Hyde has also conveniently failed to mention his past support for tax increases to meet his budget needs.
While Vaughn now says he doesn't know what was going on back in October and November and wants to delay needed school projects for further debate, it seems he simply missed key meetings in August and September.
If Vaughn and Hyde are successful tonight, key building projects will not start on time. Here's a graphic showing the projects slated to begin if a bond is approved tonight:
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