What should we ask Jennifer Roberts, Chair of the Board of County Commissioners, about the budget?

Posted on 21 Jun 2010 by Justin Ruckman

We’ll be interviewing Jennifer Roberts, Chair of the Board of County Commissioners, today at 5:30pm, about the county budget.

You can follow our live-tweets of the interview with the hashtag #meckbudget.

Last Tuesday, the board approved a budget of $1.35 billion for 2011. Their $71 million in cuts, is actually $9 million less than County Manager Harry Jones put forth in his recommendation.

“This budget is the most difficult one I have faced in my 3 terms as a County Commissioner. (…)

It is a budget that has been very painful to discuss, when we feel that most of our choices are not really choices but rather attempts to do the least harm.”

Jennifer Roberts, at DavidsonNews.net

What should we talk about with Jennifer Roberts today? What questions should we ask?

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