Officials with the Cass County Health System (CCHS) say a Public Hearing will be held next month on the Fiscal Year 2016-17 budget. The hearing takes place 7:30-a.m. March 15th, in CCMH Conference Room 1.

The proposed $50.6-million dollar budget is about $2.1-million dollars more than the Re-estimated budget for Fiscal year ending June 30th 2016, and includes more than $2.1-million raised through taxation. The proposed taxation rate is $2.50 per thousand dollars valuation.

During the March 15th Public Hearing, and resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget.