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SPECIFIC PROJECTS: Lewis County officials opt to earmark revenue instead of lumping it into its general fund
By STEVE VIRKLER
TIMES STAFF WRITER
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010
LOWVILLE — Moving forward, Lewis County leaders are looking to take the money the county brings in from wind farms and put it toward specific projects — not just toss it into its general fund to pay for everyday expenses.
Most of the county share of Maple Ridge Wind Farm's annual payment-in-lieu-of-taxes— now about $2.4 million — should be used "outside of the everyday spending and give the taxpayers something to see for these revenues," said Legislature Chairman Jack T. Bush, R-Brantingham.
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