County to lose $400K in state aid
Published 9:25 am Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Mower County is coming out on the bad end of a formula change.
Though the state next year will be giving out more County Program Aid dollars — the county version of Local Government Aid — a shift in how it’s given out will cause Mower to receive about $400,000 less.
“Based on the new formula, we’re pretty big losers,” County Coordinator Craig Oscarson said.
Mower County was certified to receive $2.1 million in 2012, but they’ll receive about $1.6 million in 2013.
Anoka County is also coming out on the wrong end of the change, and is slated to lose about $900,000, and Freeborn is set to lose more than $100,000.
A big winner in the shift: Hennepin County, which is slated to receive almost $7 million in additional funding.