On Monday, Governor Dave Heineman announced a plan to slash $334 million from the budget with cuts across the board.

State funded agencies in Central Nebraska are left feeling concerned and anxious, as they wait to find out exactly how many dollars and cents they'll have to go without.

The Buffalo County jail is jam packed with 100 inmates. Another eight were sent to Dawson County because there isn't enough room for them. The price to relocate each prisoner amounts to $45 dollars a day.

Neil Miller, Buffalo Count Sheriff, said, "Our inmate population is exploding."

Miller relies on the state for reimbursement. As it is, the county only gets about half of what it's eligible for. Now news it'll get even less.

"When you look at the costs for us of paying another county because we're full plus the fact
that our jail revenue could drop, that becomes a concern for how you make ends meet," said Miller.

Then, there is the governor's proposed $5 million cut to the 9-1-1 fund. Miller said that'll leave dispatchers unable to pinpoint the location of cell phone callers in Dundy, Hayes and Hitchcock counties.

Miller explained, "There is a chance we could lose the money from the federal grants, which is going to slow getting Nebraska all done."

The Grand Island Public School District is also in a bind, with about half of its $88 million budget funded by the state. 80% of it covers staff salaries. So, there isn't much wiggle room. With a record number of students expected next year, officials hope to avoid layoffs.

Virgil Harden, Grand Island Public Schools Business Manager, said, "We would use that only as a last resort. We would reduce the discretionary spending and cut back on maintenance."

State aid to the Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska is also on the chopping block. Its programs helped more than 28 thousand people last year alone.

Leeann Clouse, the Community Service Director, said,  "At this point, we're really not sure what the cuts are going to be and what programs are going to be affected. We do know that if medicaid is affected, that could affect the number of people that we see here at our agency."

The bottom line -- local agencies will have to do more with less.

"We will continue to do the best job that we can," said Miller.

School districts won't feel the cuts until the next school year, which gives officials about 10
months to come up with a plan.

There's always the possibility that taxpayers will have to make up the difference.