County leaders contemplate budget red ink
Shelby County CFO Mathilde Crosby (in a file photo) said through October, the county had revenues of $121.4 million and expenditures of $200.8 million. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Last week’s budget retreat by the Shelby County Commission included word of a $27.5 million deficit and calls for the county to come up with a way to replenish its reserves and avoid short-term borrowing.
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