County to Hold Budget Hearings This Month

Freeholder Fiscal Committee Chairman Alexander Mirabella has announced a set of open public hearing dates in March for the review of the 2010 Executive Budget.

The dates and times are: Thursday, March 18 and March 25, beginning at 4 p.m. and concluding by 7 p.m. Following the March 18 budget hearing, there will be a Freeholder agenda setting meeting at 7 p.m. A reglar Freeholder meeting will be held at 7 p.m. after the March 25 hearing.

The budget hearings are held in the Freeholder meeting room on the sixth floor.

"We will continue to explore cost savings and reductions in the budget line by line," Mirabella said. "During this tough time, we're going to have to continue to make sacrifices as many of our residents are doing."

The 2010 Executive Budget was presented last month by County Manager George W. Devanney. The Freeholder Board will conduct their review before voting to introduce a final budget around or before early April.