Braxton County Case Study

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Our county commission is very important to Braxton County. Without the commission we wouldn’t have a lot of things. Including, a budget, 911 services, local sports complexes, a lot of things. This is what our county commission does for us. Life wouldn’t be the same without them.
Our commission is made up of four members, that get paid. These members ultimately make decisions surrounding our county. They handle the budget and payment of officials such as paramedics. They introduce attractions into our county to get more tourists. Which in turn gets our county more money.
They also pay for the upkeep of local sports complexes. Such as Holly Gray Park, and the football fields. They manage the collecting and disposing of trash in our county as

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