From The Sylva Herald:
A bipartisan budget agreement in Congress doesn’t include money to cover the payments counties receive to offset the loss of tax revenue on federal lands. Jackson County stands to lose more than $193,000.
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According to AC-T, Buncombe stands to lose $81,140. Let’s fire one or two County workers on Christmas & make sure they know the GOP did it to them.
Just kidding. Happy Festivus.