The County officials are all over the news saying that if property taxes are cut, the world will end. They are threatening to scale back road repairs and libraries, claiming they can’t survive without that $340 million. I was almost buying their story. Until I saw a comment on Local All from a neighbor who claimed to have “worked in local governments for 20 years.” Their take? “There is slack in those agency budgets.” They suggested a simple “5% reduction” mandate would work without destroying services, but the county refuses to stick to it. So, who is telling the truth? The administrator trying to protect his $130 million budget? or the veteran……