County ends year $112k in the red

A year that started with a projected $29,000 surplus ended with a $112,853 deficit, as Whitman County’s general fund felt the effects of the Great Recession.

Sagging interest revenue and low sales tax collections took a serious hit out of the county’s income stream, but officials in departments across the county sliced their spending to counter the drop.

According to the nearly year-end 13th Month report presented to county officials Tuesday morning by Sharron Cunningham, assistant finance director, the county ended the year $112,853 in the red.

Cunningham said a few 2009 expenses are still ou...