UMES Budget Cutting Measures

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in Princess Anne is undertaking a series of financial measures to comply with 10 percent required and anticipated budget cuts from the State of Maryland.聽 UMES officials say that in accordance with the state mandate, all positions that have been vacant for 3 or more years will be…

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Proposed FY 2019 Sussex County Budget Unveiled

Sussex County Council-2017

Sussex County Council was presented the proposed $177-million FY 2019 budget. The budget includes no increase in the county property tax, however there are proposed increases for the water and sewer taxes and a proposed decrease in fees for documents from the Register of Deeds office. The proposed budget is an increase of $5.4-million over…

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