Crete lowered its property tax levy to help struggling residents. Then state aid disappeared
Nebraska communities are having to cut positions, services and purchases to make up for the loss of aid — and more cuts could be on the horizon.
To ease the strain on his team of 12 officers, Crete Police Chief Gary Young got the OK to hire a new officer. But then the city’s budget crisis hit. He had to rescind the offer and keep a vacant position unfilled. Photo by Lily Smith/Flatwater Free Press