Butler County is making a change in how natural gas money is divvied up.
The money is approved through a law known as Act 13 that gives county revenue based on natural gas production. Last week, the county commissioners approved allotting 35 percent to technology and capital improvements, 55 percent to the county’s infrastructure bank, and the rest to be used at the discretion of the commissioners.
Originally some of the funding went toward the county’s new 9-1-1 system.
The county commissioners say they wanted Act 13 funds to be specifically allotted, instead of using the money to fix holes in the general budget creating a false sense of security.
