Traverse County auditors present preliminary levy up 18.32%; commissioners schedule budget work session

Feb 22, 2026

Auditor/Treasurer Kit Johnson presented a preliminary levy that is 18.32% higher than 2023 and commissioners agreed to a budget work session with department heads; Lisa Zahl will coordinate scheduling.

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Auditor/Treasurer Kit Johnson told the Board on Aug. 1 that the county’s preliminary levy is 18.32% higher than the 2023 levy, and said that such an increase is typical for the initial round of the budgeting process.

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