Despite many items up for consideration, controversy will likely remain limited as the Butte County Board of Supervisors considers a 646-page draft budget, procuring a sheriff’s office helicopter to replace Vietnam War-era equipment and various other items.
The budget, expected to end up in the neighborhood of $18.5 million, will be discussed in detail at an upcoming hearing later this month The board will hear comments from the public and may make some revisions to the document at its June 23 hearing.
Among other issues, the board is being asked to approve the long-term loan of a 22-year-old military helicopter for the sheriff’s office. The half-million-dollar whirly-bird will enable authorities to retire older equipment.
Other items include accepting a federal grant to pay for improvements to Durham Pentz Road between Highway 99 and Clark Road, accepting a bid to slurry seal some county roads, and funding for various social service agencies.
