BOC budget crunching ahead

Madison County commissioners will soon crunch numbers for the 2013 budget.

County commissioners will meet July 16 and 20, at 10 a.m. in the county government complex and hear from department heads and constitutional officers about their budget needs for next year.

“We should have all the numbers in for the digest by then,” said commission chairman Anthony Dove.

County leaders are expecting a dip of roughly 10 percent in the tax digest this year. The digest is the county’s overall property value. A drop in the digest means the county can expect to bring in less revenue from property taxes to operate the government in 2013.

“We’ll discuss the digest and the mills (tax rate) at the July 2 meeting,” said Dove.

At the close of Monday’s meeting, local pastor Glenn Guest addressed the board about the county budget and then spoke of much broader issues. He said he foresees very dark economic days ahead. He said the economic troubles happening in Europe will trigger catastrophic events.

“What we’ve come through will feel like a minor hiccup,” he told commissioners, adding that he believes the world is headed for a total economic collapse and the formation of one world currency.

He urged the commissioners not to incur any debt and to “be prepared spiritually” for economic troubles.

“I want to tell you things are fixing to get really, really bad,” he said. “The truth is, we’re in worse shape than Europe is right now.”

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#1 Preach on on 07/06/12 at 07:00 AM [Reply]

The preacher man knows of what he speaks. We are in worse shape than most of the European countries on the verge of default. Now the unfunded Obamataxcare plan will ruin us.

#1.1 Ms.K on 07/06/12 at 08:53 PM [Reply]

Sounds like the end times; pretty alarmist if you ask me. The preacher's remarks were nothing but his own, well, preaching; no supporting reasoning, no demonstrations of cause and effect, no explanations, no nothing. Just that falling sky stuff. How embarassing.

#1.1.1 Daniel on 07/07/12 at 10:04 PM [Reply]

"Just that falling sky stuff."

Yeah, I know. Kinda like the religion of global warming alarmists.

#1.2 Realists on 07/08/12 at 02:55 PM [Reply]

Its end times just as the preacher said. I'm glad of it to. The end of unjust and tyrannical rule over free people world wide. Who needs worthless paper money anyway . Just another tool used to manipulate us and steal from us controlled by the corrupt bankers and the Federal Reserve along with this corrupt government,academia, church and corporations. We all have the ability to survive and build a better world without them and their evil money and propaganda. Once its useless their power to manipulate us and steal from us will be gone too.We just need to believe in ourselves and our own abilities again. At least under that system we will keep all the rewards of the fruits of our labor. James Madison once said if men were angles we wouldn't need government . So what happens when the government is run an controlled by those who aren't angels ? That's a rhetorical question . Look around.

#1.2.1 Virginia Moss on 07/09/12 at 03:19 PM [Reply]

Ms.K suggested the end times in sarcasm. Rev. Guest did not mention "end times". As much as I understand the frustration of our current times, there's no way I want to live without government. The solution is to not vote if one is not informed and logical; that would get us half-way there. To be informed is not easy these days. The truth is hard to find and verify but there are sources. The most important thing is to avoid extremism and if one can't recognize extremism, that is a sign that they should not vote.

#1.3 J R Buffalo on 07/09/12 at 01:09 PM [Reply]

why does a preacher's opinion get published about the county budget?

#2 Anonymous on 07/06/12 at 02:38 PM [Reply]

Was it Nutty Wacko Day at the commissioner's meeting?

Actually feel sorry for the commissioners that you had to sit, nod, and feign attention while the foolish Pastor Guest embarrassed himself with his ignorance. Again.

#3 Ben Had on 07/07/12 at 06:14 AM [Reply]

The preacher should stick to petting the women and bragging on the men at his church.
He is right about one thing though; there will be one world currency,and one world government controlled by corporations. He may also know that religions won't be allowed in the future world.
"Imagine there's no countries
it's easy if you try
No Hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people, living for today."

How prophetic is that?

#3.1 Mr.K on 07/07/12 at 11:04 AM [Reply]

Oh, if only! Imagine.

#3.2 Daniel on 07/07/12 at 10:18 PM [Reply]

Nice distortion of Lennon. But did not Lennon convert to "Republicanism" some time before he died? Sounds like he wised up like many of us, abandoned the failed throwback social engineering programs of yesteryear and embraced individualism. Awesome!

#3.2.1 Ben had on 07/09/12 at 06:42 PM [Reply]

Your drivel doesn't deserve any more response than this; You don't know what you're talking about. Imagine that.

#3.2.1.1 Daniel on 07/10/12 at 12:44 PM [Reply]

I see you're still sore about Lennon's conversion.
Fred Seaman, Lennon's last personal assistant, was shocked by his conversion to conservatism. He said Lennon was embarrassed by naivete during the "Imagine" years.
We all have to eventually grow up sometime.

#4 Anonymous on 07/08/12 at 10:12 AM [Reply]

I guess he had a right to speak if he is a citizen in MC, but we have a right to consider him an alarmist nut-case as well.

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