For the most comprehensive coverage of county government, you need to be reading The Alamance News each week. Here are this week’s stories related to the proposed new county budget.
Breaking (Monday night) news overview: https://bit.ly/3Rq5V4W
From the May 21, 2026 print edition (all stories by Tomas Murawski, staff writer):
• County manager Heidi York’s overall budget outline: spending down 1.2%, net staff reduction of 47 positions: https://alamancenews.com/proposed-budget-spending-down-1-2-net-cut-in-staff-47/
• Why she wants to avoid using more fund balance: https://alamancenews.com/managers-warning-dont-keep-using-fund-balance/
• Why she blames insufficient post-reval tax rate for current revenue shortage: https://alamancenews.com/manager-blames-post-reval-tax-rate-for-current-revenue-crisis/
• The public speaks out on budget before it’s presented: https://alamancenews.com/county-residents-put-in-their-two-cents-even-before-proposed-budget-is-released/
• The commissioners’ reaction: https://alamancenews.com/managers-budget-gets-mixed-verdict-from-board/
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