The Montgomery County Commissioners Thursday received a proposed $389.7 million 2016 budget.
Some of the new costs the county will incur in 2016 include:
• A $3.2 million increase in prison health care costs
• $2.6 million in increased debt service costs
• $1.3 million increased debt costs for the aggressive infrastructure repair of county roads and bridges
• $500,000 in interest costs for the emergency radio purchase program
• $300,000 in initial costs associated with the failed Logan Square investment in 2010 with more to come
• $1 million for an arbitration award to county correctional officers