OWEGO, N.Y. (WHCU) — In Tioga County, the 2024 budget is a work in progress. 

Legislative Chair Martha Sauerbrey tells us employee wages have been a big challenge in putting together next year’s budget. 

Compared to this year’s budget, Sauerbrey says the spending plan for 2024 looks bigger.

Sauerbrey says a public hearing is being held next month, and a vote is scheduled for December. 

FULL INTERVIEW: Tioga County Legislative Chair Martha Sauerbrey