County anticipates less state aid

Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County is anticipating to see between $100,000 and $200,000 less in aid from the state of North Dakota this year.

Stutsman County COO/Auditor Casey Bradley, does not see a need to cut budgets, telling the Stutsman County Commission, Tuesday, that the county has adequate reserves, addding that capial expenditures are one-time expenses.

Aid from the state is based on sales tax collections which have been down across the state with the downturn in the agriculture and energy sectors of the economy. Stutsman County had anticipated about $1.8 million in state aid and is now estimating between $1.6 million and $1.7 million.