Montgomery County Council finalizes $3.9B budget

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The Montgomery County Council approved a $3.9 billion budget Thursday, despite fears it might be too hard to sustain growth several years down the road.

The budget increases spending by 8 percent and offers some tax breaks. But Council Vice President Marilyn Praisner said County Executive Douglas Duncan’s revenue projections were “not balanced,” and even that document indicated growing budget gaps two or three years off.

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