When times are good, revenues are good for the government but it makes spending those extra funds a little more difficult.
Tallapoosa County administrator Blake Beck and his staff presented a $21 million budget Thursday to the Tallapoosa County that included merit raises for employees and funds for equipment and small projects across Tallapoosa County.
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