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Highway Department Winter Operations Budget
Tompkins County
Summary
The highway department is already $70,000 short on its salt budget with winter approaching, and fuel prices keep climbing. If it's a rough winter, they'll have to tap the contingent fund again.
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Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
Approximately $70,000 shortfall in salt budget; fuel costs rising weekly.
✅Who benefits
Well-funded winter operations benefit all county road users.
⚠️Who could be affected
Taxpayers bear the cost of contingent fund appropriations if winter is severe.
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