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Santa Cruz County supes OK $1.29B budget, brace for tougher times ahead
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.29 billion budget on Wednesday, saying the spending plan aims to protect essential services amid rising costs, federal funding uncertainty and millions of dollars worth of deficit. The fiscal year 2026-27 budget includes an $851.4 million general fund and supports more than 2,600 full-time equivalent positions. […] The post Santa Cruz County supes OK $1.29B budget, brace for tougher times ahead appeared first on Local News Matters .
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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.29 billion budget on Wednesday, saying the spending plan aims to protect essential services amid rising costs, federal funding uncertainty and millions of dollars worth of deficit. The fiscal year 2026-27 budget includes an $851.4 million general fund and supports more than 2,600 full-time equivalent positions. […] The post Santa Cruz County supes OK $1.29B budget, brace for tougher times ahead appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Santa Cruz County supes OK $1.29B budget, brace for tougher times ahead, The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.29 billion budget on Wednesday, saying the spending plan aims to protect essential services amid rising costs, federal funding uncertainty and millions of dollars worth of deficit. The fiscal year 2026-27 budget includes an $851.4 million general fund and supports more than 2,600 full-time equivalent positions. […] The post Santa Cruz County supes OK $1.29B budget, brace for tougher times ahead appeared first on Local News Matters .
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