CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As Nueces County continues to address issues regarding its budget, a major problem that is being tackled is appraisal numbers for local refineries.
Final appraisal value deadlines are expected to be reported Tuesday, which will let the entities receiving money -- school districts, hospital districts, and county governments -- get a better idea of how much tax money they have to spend.
Nueces County Judge Connie Scott said that those numbers have been dropped drastically.
While the drop still creates a shortfall for the budget overall, Scott said it is much more manageable.
"I am breathing a sigh of relief somewhat, while we're going into still a problem, I think we can work on this problem," she said. "I think given the extreme we were preparing for and what we're going to have to deal with now I think we're ready for this battle."
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