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Vol. 27, No. 44 | Richmond Suburban Newspapers | March 2, 2011
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Economic woes may be behind county By Jim Ridolphi For The Mechanicsville Local Hanover County’s 2012 budget reflects some cautiously optimistic figures that could indicate the worst of the county’s economic times are behind. Last Wednesday, county administrator Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr. presented a $390.7 million budget for
the upcoming year, a net increase of a little over 2 percent from last year’s document. The budget includes a 2.25 percent increase for county employees, scheduled in the form of a bonus or a raise. Deputy county administrator Joseph Casey said the timing of those payments would be determined after final General Assembly numbers are
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available. The new budget requires no increase in tax rates for county residents, and also does not warrant additional layoffs although job cuts are included. County government will be cut by 10 additional positions accommodated through attrition, and 17 positions in the Hanover County Public Schools
budget also are eliminated through retirement or attrition. On the revenue side, personal property taxes have continued to decline, but at a lower rate than the past two years. There are modest increases in sales tax revenues. Although school and public service are slightly increased, the budget for Human Services decreased due to the
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An exchange student from Spain, Paula Pereira Carvallo, shown in the front in the center, has been participating in the “Junior Squad” program at the East Hanover Volunteer Rescue Squad. Her story is on page 5.
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transfer of group homes to public/private status. The budget utilizes $1.5 million out of the county’s reserve fund. Casey said that’s why the fund was created. “It’s targeted for one-time needs and purposes, and that’s why it was created — a piggy bank if you will,” Casey said. “We’re not exhausting it. see COUNTY, pg. 28 `
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