Three Rivers Community College board passes balanced budget - Tim Krakowiak, Daily American Republic

Three Rivers Community College officials made good on their promise to balance the budget, which meant carrying out 45 layoffs, a salary freeze and the elimination of child care services. The Daily American Republic newspaper reported the board of trustees unanimously approved the $18.8 million budget for fiscal year 2011 in the absence of trustee Darren Garrison during just a 20-minute deliberation Wednesday, after administrators spent weeks implementing a zero-based budgeting process.