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Wyman to county council: I told you so

The Howard County Council’s financial house of cards came tumbling down after the Department of Local Government Finance told officials they had to cut $430,000 from the Jail and Juvenile COIT budget.

Despite concerns from councilman Paul Wyman during the budget hearings, the county elected to pass a deficit budget in 2010. Instead of cuts, the council shifted expenses to other accounts, such as the Jail and Juvenile County Optional Income Tax (COIT). The council set its budget based on revenue projections, like it does every year, but there were multiple sources warning that those projections would be off and it would have less to spend.

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Perspective Preview February 8, 2010

Looking for a new home

Since 1952, the Kokomo Humane Society has resided in a masonry block building just north of Jefferson Street on the city’s northeast side. When it was built, it met the needs of the community. But today more than 4,500 animals are brought to the shelter annually. The facility wasn’t designed to handle that many animals.

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