telling legislators in a letter they need to make specific budget

cuts to keep the state's finances on track.

The letter sent to legislators last week repeats Sanford's calls

that legislators should avoid across-the-board cuts.

Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer says it amounts to an informal

request for them to return to Columbia.

Sanford said legislators could use nearly $70 million in budget

vetoes he offered and 18 pages of suggested cuts contained in his

executive budget that would save $93 million to cover expected

shortfalls.

Earlier this month, the five-member Budget and Control Board

voted 3-2 to order all state agencies to cut their budgets by 3

percent. Sanford voted "no."