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Walton County commissioners approve 2025 mill rate after debate over $9.36 million shortfall
Summary
The Walton County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the countyand school-board mill rates for 2025 after officials described a $9.36 million shortfall in the current fiscal year and warned of further budget pressure next year.
The Walton County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the county2025 mill rate as presented after a divisive public discussion about the county—s budget shortfall and use of fund balance. County finance staff told commissioners the approved budget has a current-year shortfall of about $9,360,000 and noted that adopting the rate as presented would require using fund-balance commitments to cover already-approved spending. The finance official said, "We are $9,360,000 short on a budget that's already approved." That presentation prompted questions from several commissioners and residents about how much individual taxpayers would pay. One resident asked about the…
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