YOU CAN WEIGH IN TUESDAY ON HOW YOU THINK BERNALILLO COUNTY SHOULD SPEND TAX DOLLARS GOING TO ITS BUDGET. THE COUNTY HOLDS A PUBLIC HEARING AT NOON THE THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES ON CIVIC PLAZA. THE MEETING WILL RUN FROM 12 PM TO 3 THIS AFTERNOON.
THE 2014 BUDGET WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR. ABOUT 52 PERCENT OF IT GOES TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THE VEHICLE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE PROGRAM ALSO GETS A BIG CHUNK OF MONEY . PRISON CAMERA UPGRADES AND THE COUNTY LITERACY PROGRAM ALSO GET SIZEABLE AMOUNT