WEST STEWARTSTOWN — The Coos County delegation Saturday approved a 2019 budget that does not increase the county tax line item. Meeting through mid-afternoon, the delegation approved a budget of $39.3 million, up $2.2 million over the 2018 budget. The amount to be raised by taxes stayed at $15.57 million.
The delegation also voted, by a 6-3 margin, to approve a 2018 supplemental budget of $340,927 to the state Department of Health and Human Services for mental health and substance abuse programs. The county commission and County Treasurer Sue Collins had opposed the supplemental budget amount.
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