UPDATED: Gov Carney Signs FY 2020 Budget

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UPDATED – 6pm – Approved by the Delaware State Senate hours earlier, Governor John Carney has signed the $4.4-billion FY 2020 operating budget (HB 225).聽 As of 6:20pm HB 226 – the supplemental spending bill that appropriates an additional $62 million for one-time expenditures, was still waiting to be signed. Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Highlights:…

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Sussex County Council Approves FY 2020 Budget

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The Sussex County Council has approved the $185.8-million FY 2020 budget. A public hearing was held during this morning’s Council meeting. A dozen people spoke on the budget – several of them directors of county public libraries who all thanked the council for the increase spending which includes $20,000 each of the county’s independent libraries.…

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Proposed FY 2020 Sussex County Budget Unveiled

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The Sussex County Council has been presented with the proposed FY 2020 budget. The nearly $186-million spending plan includes no increase in the property tax or sewer service charges – however there are some fee increases – including in the Register of Wills office and for private road plan review and inspections through the Public…

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Mayor Day Unveils FY 2020 Salisbury Budget

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CLICK HERE FOR THE PROPOSED FY 2020 SALISBURY BUDGET Under cloudy skies, Salisbury Mayor Jake Day presented a sunny forecast for the city鈥檚 proposed FY 2020 budget. He told residents gathered at the Newton Tot Lot that the city is alert to the long-term challenges ahead, but it won鈥檛 be on the backs of citizens.…

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DEFAC Increases Delaware Revenue Forecasts

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Delaware’s revenue forecast continues to improve. The Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council met for the first time since the FY 2019 budget was approved – and has raised the revenue estimate for this year by $43-million and $34-million for 2020. The new money comes from a combination of higher revenue estimates and legislative changes…

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