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The Blair County commissioners introduced on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the proposed 2020 budget with a shortfall covered, in part, by a property tax increase. The general fund projections include revenue of $54.89 million with expenses amounting to $56.78 million, leaving a budget deficit of $1.89 million. That shortfall will be offset by an increase in millage rates and the use of unassigned excess general fund money. The real estate tax will increase from 3.925 mills to 4.074 mills for 2020. This means a person whose property is valued at $100,000...
In last week’s Blair County election, more than 23,000 voters embraced changes in county and local government. Of the 76,085 total registered voters in Blair County, 31 percent cast a ballot on Nov. 4, based on the unofficial county election information for 2019. Comparing turnout numbers, 5,657 more residents voted in this election than in the last commissioner election cycle in 2015. That year, 24.7 percent of local registered voters turned out to re-elect incumbents Terry Tomassetti and Ted Beam Jr., according to official county data. B...
