Dozens of speakers voice support for ABSS, libraries, other spending priorities during 3-hour public hearing on county budget

Dozens of speakers voice support for ABSS, libraries, other spending priorities during 3-hour public hearing on county budget

Hundreds of people descended on Alamance County’s Historic Court House this week as the county’s board of commissioners invited area residents to add their two cents to the debate over the county’s next annual budget. Nearly four dozen residents ultimately took advantage of a public hearing that the commissioners held Monday to receive feedback about a version of this spending plan that the county manager had rolled out last month. Prominent amo…