Department Heads Seek Funds For FY14

Several Worcester County department heads made their annual budgetary requests Tuesday to the county commissioners, who are faced with a shortfall of $7.3 million.

The commissioners must trim budgets, find additional revenues or a combination of both to arrive at a balanced budget by June 4, the scheduled date to adopt it. A public hearing on the requested budget will be held at 7 p.m. May 7, at Stephen Decatur High School.

During Tuesday’s meeting in Snow Hill, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jerry Wilson said small class sizes and after-school programs continue to be a priority for the Worcester County Board of Education.
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