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The Cheyenne County Commissioners room was crowded Sept. 6 with residents seeking answers about the proposed budget.

Tuesday's meeting included a budget hearing and summary for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

Early in the meeting, the county commissioners appointed Jeff Jung as the Cheyenne County designee to attend the Joint Public Meeting scheduled for September 26. The Joint Public Meeting is required by LB644. Sections 1 through 5 of LB644 are also known as the “Property Tax Request Act” requires any taxing authority expecting to experience a valuation or budget increase of 2 percent p...