It takes some effort to balance a government budget. And the Iroquois County Board (Tues) gave tentative approval to its next budget year. The FY2021 budget will be on file in the County Clerk’s Office for the next month. It’ll get a stamp approval at next month’s (November) meeting. The $5-million dollar blue-print gets members’ approval after a trying-year in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Board Chairman John Shure says the past several months have proven to be balancing act and the county, considering, is in pretty decent shape.

Vermilion County Budget gets green light --

The Vermilion County Board (Tuesday) approved its new Fiscal Year 20-21 budget.  Expenses are listed at $41.7 million dollars while revenues are only expected to total $38.9 million dollars. County Board Chairman Larry Baughn says given the fact the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the numbers were not too bad. He said sales tax revenues were not as low as many might have expected. He also said the property tax payments were coming in at a steady pace.
Baughn says it is anticipated that the General Fund will end the new fiscal year with a $46-thousand dollar deficit. But he also said department heads and office-holders helped erars a $400,000 deficit in 2011.

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