As the Baldwin County Commission’s fiscal year passes its halfway point this month, the commission’s current and former budget chairmen are already looking for ways the county can save money in the next fiscal year.
Commissioner Frank Burt, this year’s budget chairman, said he already reached out to the county’s department heads and elected officials seeking budget requests.
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