Aarons InsuranceAccentsAdvantage SuitesAdventures Off RoadBaker Agency InsuranceBank of Frankewing
Chapman Tire
Crockett CinemasCut N UpD.E. Hill & SonsDiamond Pools & SpasDixon's Fine JewelryDustin's Lawn CareEnergy Smart SolutionsFancy Pants First Class Charter Fox Sporting GoodsGreens Furniture The Hidden Garden Hood Flora Realty
Kelly Appliance & Vacuum
Lawrenceburg Florist Lawrenceburg Glass Lynn Electronics
The Mad Hatter's PartyMarkus Insurance Mckelvey's Flowers Mo's Pawn Nature's Nuggets Nerd's Computer RepairOne Stop Medical Pettus Turnbo Funeral Home Randy's Cycle & ATVRent Right Rick's ElectricalSeven Springs OrthoSterling VaporSue Sue's Sandwich ShopSummit of LawrenceburgSwap and Shop Center True Value HardwareWall-Modrall Insurance

 

APPLIANCE REPAIR

Kelly Appliance & Vacuum 931-244-7200

AIR CONDITIONING

D.E. Hill & Son 762-9584

ASSISTED LIVING

The Summit of Lawrenceburg
Summit of Lawrenceburg 762-3524

 

AUTO REPAIR

Chapman Tire 931-829-2155

 

BANKS

Bank of Frankewing
Bank of Frankewing 762-6800

 

CINEMAS

Crockett Cinemas 931-762-6821

 

CLINICS

One Stop Medical
One Stop Medical 762-9797
Seven Springs Orthopaedics 244-7181

 

COMPUTER REPAIR

Nerd's Computer Repair

DAY SPA

The Hidden Garden 762-9799

ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING

Rick's Electrical & Plumbing 931-242-5325

 

ELECTRONICS

Lynn Electronics 762-0401

E CIGARETTES

Sterling Vapor 931-231-5422

FLORIST

Accents

Accents Floral & Gifts 244-6480
Lawrenceburg Florist 762-3722
McKelvey's Flowers 762-4511

FUNERAL HOMES

Pettus-Turnbo Funeral Home 762-3291

FURNITURE

Green's Furniture
Swap & Shop Center

GLASS REPAIR

Lawrenceburg Glass 766-1004

 

HARDWARE

True Value Hardware
True Value Hardware 762-7516

HOBBY

Adventure Off Road 852-5445

INSURANCE

Aarons Insurance 931-629-8065
Baker Agency 762-4550
Markus Insurance 762-9401
Wall-Modrall Insurance 762-6528

JEWELRY

Dixon's Fine Jewelry 762-9979

 

LAWN CARE

Dustin's Lawncare
Dustin's Lawn Care 242-4414

MEDICAL

Seven Springs Orthopaedics 244-7181

NATURAL FOODSNature's Nuggests 762-2895

OUTDOOR

Randy's Cycle & ATV 762-2450

PARTY / SUPPLIES

The Mad Hatter's Party Wonderland

The Mad Hatter's Party Wonderland 931-244-7222

 

PAWN

Mo's Pawn Shop 762-2529

POOLS/ SUPPLIES

Diamond Pools & Spas 762-7189

REAL ESTATE

Hood Flora Realty
Hood-Flora Realty 762-4247

 

RENTAL

Rent Right
Rent Right 762-8187

RESTAURANTS

Sue Sue's Sandwich Shop
Sue Sue's Sandwich Shop 762-8879

SPORTING GOODS
Fox Sporting Goods 931-766-0313

 

TRAVEL

First Class Charter
First Class Charter 762-5778

Wednesday, July 1, 201

County Executive On Solutions To Counties Financial Problems

The last few weeks I have talked about the financial problems facing our county. There are three possible solutions: raising more revenue; cutting expenses; or a combination of the two.

We’ve discussed the first scenario and the options that are available. Today I’d like to look at the second alternative and its ramifications.

When people talk about cutting expenses in government, many think the answer is to eliminate employees. We did say no to new staff positions requested in preliminary budgets (part of $998,130 cut from department proposals), but otherwise our offices would be cutting meat and bone, not fat.

County offices serve the public, so think about the services you use. Do you buy your car tag at the County Clerk’s office or get your child’s immunizations from the Health Department? Do you borrow books from the Library or take truckloads of trash to Solid Waste? Imagine the delays and problems understaffing in those agencies would cause, or even worse, at the Sheriff’s Department or Ambulance Service.

I’m not trying to use scare tactics, but just point out the reality behind a common misconception. Even if we did cut employees to the point of hurting services, it would still only dent the budget problems before us.

Our last tax increase was in 2006, when Commissioners were forced to raise funds to build a new jail. Before that happened, conditions at the jail had been allowed to deteriorate to the point that state officials shut it down. We don’t want to get to that point with other county services.

In addition to that larger jail’s administration, which was not funded by the 2006 tax increase, the county has taken on additional unfunded services. School Resource Officers (SROs) at every school is just one example, and it alone is a $700,000 annual expense shared by the school system and county government.

Some have suggested that we simply “do what we did last year.” Last year’s budget depended on department fund balances to survive, just like the year before that, the one before that, and the one before that. Lawrence County can’t support another year of deficit spending.

My job is to present options to the County Commission. The 18 men and women who represent you will approve the 2015-16 budget, and they have some tough choices before them. Leadership requires hard decisions, and unfortunately, the right ones are rarely popular.




 


 


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