DeLuz VFD apparatus, Wilderness Gardens Preserve addition among midyear budget adjustments

The duties of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors include the approval of midyear adjustments to the county's annual budget, and the first-quarter adjustments to the 2015-16 budget include funding for apparatus to be based at the DeLuz fire station and additional acreage for Wilderness Gardens Preserve in Pala.

The quarterly budget adjustments were based on an extra $108.2 million available from the county's general fund. General purpose revenue exceeded the budgeted amount by $18.8 million primarily due to additional property tax revenue from assessed value increases, savings from perso...