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Columbia County adopts 2025-26 budget and 7.815 millage; funds full-time veteran service officer
Summary
The Columbia County Board of County Commissioners adopted the county's fiscal year 2025-26 budget and millage at public hearings and included funding for a full-time veteran service officer; a resident praised the county's advocate who helped secure retroactive VA benefits.
The Columbia County Board of County Commissioners adopted the fiscal year 2025-26 budget and levied an operating millage rate of 7.815 mills at public hearings on Sept. 18, 2025. County staff read resolution 2025R-43 into the record, citing certified gross taxable value and a 6.37% increase over the rollback rate.
The board also adopted municipal service taxing unit (MSTU) millage for the Columbia County Industrial Park at 7.815 mills (resolution 2025R-44), and adopted the fiscal year 2025-26 final county budget (resolution…
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