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Legislature approves budget
AUBURN - Cayuga County legislators made some additions to and subtractions from the tentative spending plan Tuesday before adopting a 2008 budget that carries a 1.4 percent tax levy increase.
An hour-long public hearing included more than a half-dozen voices showing support for the Community Mental Health Center, which saw about $151,000 added to its budget. A crowd of about 30 mental health clients, staff and supporters waved handmade signs and cheered as speakers pleaded for curbed cuts.
“They've done so much for me and I feel with all their funding, they can do so much more for others like me,” said George Jones, a disabled veteran speaking on behalf of the Community Mental Health Center. “I used to stay at home and keep all of my life problems inside.”
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