Collin County commissioners last week approved a $385 million budget for fiscal year 2020-21 while holding the line on property taxes.
Commissioners met in regular session Monday, Aug. 24, to approve a budget that increased a little more than $3 million adopted for the current fiscal year. Actual expenditures increased because the county received $171.5 million in federal funds for COVID-19 relief.
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By Joe Reavis • [email protected]
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