Columbus County commissioners approve budget | News

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Leaders in Columbus County agreed on next year's budget during a regularly scheduled meeting Monday night.

County Commissioners approved continuing the Department of Aging's personal care services program.

The program is losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a consultant recently determined that it would be the right economic decision to cut the program.

The budget does not include a proposal to reduce the operating hours of the Department of Aging center to 30 per week. The limited hours would save the county $47,000.

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