Kern County residents expressed concerns at a public meeting Monday night about the county’s preliminary 2025-2026 budget, which includes significant cuts to public health services.
The $4 billion budget is $70.7 million less than last year’s due to federal funding cuts, inflation, and slower economic growth expected in 2025, according to the County Administrative Office.
“The things I keep hearing is the word uncertainty and prudent, heard that a lot, and guess what folks, we are in very uncertain times right now,” a Kern County resident said…