Tentative budget

Delaware County Budget Director Art Merrill presented the Board of Supervisors with the 2023 tentative budget during the Nov. 9th, meeting. and says the total budget is $110 million, which is a decrease from $114 million the county spent in 2022. Merrill says the decrease was the result of the county paying off the debt on the Behavioral Health Clinic building project in Walton.The last payment on the Public Safety building will be paid next year. There will be a public hearing on the proposed budget at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22nd.