Budgets are tight and cuts are being made. The genealogy library in Edgefield, South Carolina has come under the budget microscope. The following excerpt is from a much longer article on the county council meeting gives some idea of the tight cash situation cities are dealing with.
Edgefield, SC—Edgefield County employees may soon have to step up and pay for part of their health insurance. Edgefield County Council Chairman Monroe Kneece says their budget, like most every other county’s, requires cuts.
Monroe Kneece, Chairman, Edgefield County Council: “I’ve been there 22 years. This is the worst I’ve ever seen it.“
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This is another point of contention: the county budget allots more than $17,000 to the Genealogy Library.
Councilman Kneece says hundreds of people a year use this facility; they stay downtown and spend money on gas and food.
Kneece: “So that’s a very slim investment to bring in that kind of money.“
Blackwell: “And I don’t necessarily disagree, but I do think we have to look out for the county’s operations first and foremost. That should be our priority.“
Despite the “healthy debates”, what they do agree on, is that the budget is tight…and in the end, something will have to be cut.
Read the full article in the April 29, 2009 edition of WJBF.com.
