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VanZant County faces nearly $2 million shortfall in proposed FY26 budget
Summary
County leaders at a Sept. 9 budget workshop said the county must close roughly $1.97 million between departments' requested spending and projected revenue; officials discussed cuts, use of reserves and whether to keep a planned 3% employee pay increase.
VanZant County Judge opened a Sept. 9 budget workshop and said officials had trimmed an earlier $3.5 million gap to $1,973,000 that must be addressed to balance the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget. "We are down to, $1,973,000 that we need to make adjustments for," the county judge said as the meeting began.
The shortfall described at the workshop is not a literal revenue shortfall but the difference between what departments requested and the county's projected revenue for FY26.…
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