New county budget upsets employees

Kootenai County commissioners approved a $96 million budget for the 2017 fiscal year Wednesday night, which includes a 3 percent property tax increase, the highest increase allowed by the state. The budget was formally adopted by a 2-1 vote. Commissioner David Stewart was against the budget — a record high for the county — while commissioners Dan Green and Marc Eberlein were both in favor. Nearly 250 people were in attendance at the public hearing, a sizable portion being county employees, namely from the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office/ Ryan Collingwood , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

Question: What more could the commissioners have done?