<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1z0EiP_1F19DzGz00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1z0EiP_1F19DzGz00" width="695" height="410" ><figcaption>Madison County commissioners, from left, Ron Schmidt, Troy Uhlir and Eric Stinson.&nbsp; Austin Svehla</figcaption></figure>The Madison County Board of Commissioners held a budget hearing on Tuesday evening, two weeks prior to officially presenting it at the next board meeting on Sept. 22.Board Chairman Troy Uhlir told News Talk WJAG that he and the other commissioners have been transparent and that they did everything they could to keep the budget increase low."We were just barely over 2.8% increase over last year's ask," Uhlir said. Valuations did go down, so there wasn't as big of a drop in the levy. But it still comes back to what we asked for last year and what we asked for this year."We were able to stay off the pink card, which is the pink-card hearing, that it's 2% plus real growth. Real growth this year was only .86%. So, like I said, our ask can only be up $563,000 over last year." Uhlir said the board also had to work through an 8% increase in health insurance and a 19% increase in liability insurance.</div></body>

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The Madison County Board of Commissioners held a budget hearing on Tuesday evening, two weeks prior to officially presenting it at the next board meeting on Sept. 22. Board Chairman Troy Uhlir told News Talk WJAG that he and the other commissioners have been transparent and that they did everything they could to keep the budget increase low.

Madison County commissioners tackle budget

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The Madison County Board of Commissioners held a budget hearing on Tuesday evening, two weeks prior to officially presenting it at the next board meeting o

Madison County commissioners tackle budget

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