EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso County Commissioner David Stout expressed concern over reports of a growing county deficit, clarifying that the financial shortfall has consistently been between $55 million and $60 million, rather than the previously reported $20 million to $25 million.
Stout attributed the discrepancy to a misunderstanding, explaining that the initial figure provided by County Judge Ricardo Samaniego referred to the gap between the current deficit and the county’s target deficit.
Stout acknowledged that KFOX14/CBS4 accurately reported the decline in county reserves, which are projected to decrease from approximately $76 million to $21 million within a year…