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PERSPECTIVE: City of Hurricane Council Approves $8 Million Budget

The annual budget for the City of Hurricane for the fiscal year beginning on July 1st is slightly in excess of $8 million. How big is $8 million? Relative to the $24 million budget for Putnam County, it is large. The most recent population numbers (2022) for Putnam County is 57,015. Hurricane’s 2022 population was placed at 6,846. The county is projected to expend $420.94 per person while the City of Hurricane will spend $1,168.57…