ABERDEEN – Ward 5 Alderman Shea Cain shared updates not only specific to the area he serves but for the entire city April 30 through a ward meeting held at the Aberdeen Electric Department.
Speaking to finances, he said 54.2% of the city’s roughly $6.6 million budget is allocated to salaries and benefits.
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