County Fees Rise in Proposed Budget

Also going up: fees for a variety of county services, from park shelter rentals, to rounds of golf and health clinic visits. It's all part of County Executive Chris Collins' proposed 2009 budget. For example, the cost of an annual county golf pass would go up from 350 to 380 dollars next year. The budget also includes a proposed three-point-six percent property tax hike.
County Legislators began sifting through the budget yesterday. Michelle Ianello says the final word on budget cuts will come from Collins himself.