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Ward County commissioners approve targeted cuts, allocations as they trim preliminary 2026 budget
Summary
At a July 22 special meeting the Ward County Commission approved multiple line-item reductions and specific allocations as part of efforts to find roughly $1.6 million in cuts to the preliminary 2026 budget to remain within 3% caps; several proposed savings failed on close votes.
Ward County commissioners on July 22, 2025 approved a series of line-item reductions and targeted allocations as they worked to trim roughly $1.6 million from the preliminary 2026 budget to stay within 3% caps. The commission scheduled a follow-up budget session for July 30.
The action affects county-funded programs from historical societies to economic development corporations and technology and facilities budgets. Commissioners approved funding allocations and multiple reductions while rejecting some proposed savings that would have cut elected-official benefits.
The commission approved allocations including $80,500 distributed among the Lake County Historical Society, Makoti Threshers Society, Ward County Historical Society and Ryder Historical Society. It reduced 2026 funding requested by several Economic Development Corporations from $276,405 to the 2025 allocated total of $155,500.…
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