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After four daily meetings last week, the Linn County Budget Committee approved a proposed 2023-24 budget of $229,270,552 Thursday morning, May 4, at the Linn County Expo Center in Albany.

Committee members include community volunteers Jennifer Stanaway, longtime chair; Kerry Johnson, vice-chair; and Mellissa Barnard, as well as county commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker.

Stanaway said that although the work was time-consuming, “I really enjoy the process every year, largely because everyone works together so well.”

Commissioner Nyquist thanked county staff and...