A significant amount of the Prince George’s County budget is already accounted for by education and public safety; other initiatives and proposals have to battle it out for the rest.
What’s considered the rest just got smaller.
“Prince George’s County has less revenue than many communities around the region,” County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said when unveiling her budget in March. “This has been very difficult for us.”
On Thursday, Alsobrooks issued a statement saying there’s even less revenue than originally expected. A lot less.
Her office said income tax revenue projections are about $60 million short of what was expected when she unveiled her budget proposal almost two months ago. Now, Alsobrooks and the county council will have to figure out how to plug that gap.
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