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Cowlitz County reports $9.7 million general-fund gap through August; landfill rent payment will reduce shortfall
Summary
County finance staff told commissioners the general fund ran a $9.7 million deficit through August before a late landfill rent payment of about $1.8 million; staff highlighted revenue strengths in timber and PUD privilege taxes and cautioned some ongoing budgetary pressures in solid waste.
Cowlitz County finance staff reported on monthly results through August, saying the general fund had recorded about $37.0 million in revenue and $47.0 million in expenses, producing a $9.7 million deficit, though a subsequent landfill rent payment of roughly $1.8 million had not been included in the run and will reduce that gap.
The county’s finance manager, Susie, said property-tax collections were on track with 57% of budget collected (about $11.6 million), sales tax receipts were at 48% of budget (about $5.4 million), and the timber excise tax and PUD privilege tax were both higher than last year. "We…
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