Gwinnett commissioners cut $1.5 million
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners cut $1.5 million from the county budget Tuesday as the county continues to wrestle with declining revenue.
Among other things, commissioners voted to keep 20 firefighting positions vacant until Nov. 1 ($721,599), eliminate four vacant positions in the transportation department ($193,743) and eliminate funding for school crossing guards for county schools ($126,639; the school district will take over this service in the fall and does not expect any negative impact).
The commission recently eliminated an $18 million budget gap in its general fund. But county employees continue to search for ways to trim spending.
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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
