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Good Economy Benefits Kern County

Posted by: Laura Kraft
Thanks to: Laura Krafft
19 July 2000 - 12:40pm

Kern County Administrators release their pleasantly plump spending plan for fiscal year 2000-2001.

Kern County is finally able to enjoy the fruits of the current economic boom. A newly released county budget shows an increase of $111 million over last year's budget. The increase will benefit county services, complete infrastructure projects and fund deferred-maintenance lists. County supervisors warn that the inflated budgets may not be available in the future because much of the money is coming from "nonrecurring" sources like tobacco litigation settlement funds and crude oil prices.

Full Story: County Unveils Fat Budget Proposal
Source: Bakersfield Californian, July 17, 2000
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Under the proposal, the government would assign the populace the task of counting and mapping dog droppings as a first step to greater penalties for owners who fail to clean up after their mutts.
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