Speculation over the spending plan has been great since the revaluation of property values throughout the county range from 40 to 400 percent, with some properties seeing increases as high as 900 percent over the value set in 1994 - the year of the last countywide appraisal. We can glean something positive from all three of these points, and would write about them now, if we had any idea what the county manager wants in the way of tax revenue. We understand Mr. George wants to play his budget close to his vest right up until the time comes to call all bets. But spending tax dollars is not a game of chance, and the people of Burke County shouldn't be left waiting to see whether the county manager is bluffing or is sitting on a pat hand he knows he can get the commissioners to approve. Mr. George, your office is not responsible for the only budget in the county.
Taxpayers have their own household budgets to contend with.
The end of May is far too late.