Item: County mulls budget cuts: Non-mandated services could see reductions/Alecia Warren, Coeur d'Alene Press

More Info: Parks would still receive 100 percent of funds from boat launch fees, said county Finance Director David McDowell, which varies each year. But that isn't a major source of funds for the department, he said. ... Officials are also considering reducing the county's contribution to the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo from the traditional $100,000 to about $30,000, McDowell said. ... The budget preparers are also looking at slashing the entire $161,000 the county provides for the University of Idaho Extension office.

Question: Are Kootenai County commissioners being pennywise and pound foolish in their rush to cut the budget? In other words, are the cutting small amounts from unmandated services that will have a bigger impact on constituents?

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