Audit shows Blair County’s cash reserve ‘healthy’ at $20.3 million

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County’s latest audit is showing the county’s cash reserve at the end of 2025 was $20.3 million, probably the highest it’s been since 2013 when it jumped to $20.6 million after the county sold Valley View Home. “That’s very healthy,” Derek Schroeder, auditor and senior manager of Zelenkofske Axelrod LLC, said of the $20.3 million reserve — $460,365 higher than reported in 2024. “That’s about five months of operating expenses.” While commissioners Dave Kessling, Amy Webster and Laura Burke welcomed the positive report, they pointed out that ...

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Editor’s note: the following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Blair County Rorie A. Wolf and Damian J. ...