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Washington County has a budget.
On Wednesday morning, following a two-hour meeting of the County Commission and the Budget Advisory Committee, members of the budget committee approved a plan to raise $11.6 million through taxation for the 2026 budget.
The vote was 9 to 2. The three commissioners also gave their stamp of approval.
Spending for the year will be closer to $13.4 million because some costs are paid through revenue that comes from county services, including the Registry of Deeds and Probate Court.
The vote to adopt the budget, which is about $1.7 million more than the 2025 budget, represents a 17 percent increase.
That’s much less than the 40 percent increase recommended by the BAC in September and slightly less than the 20 percent increase rejected by commissioners last week. |
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