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Commission hears $10.84 million detention center renovation in draft 2026 budget
Summary
County CFO presented a 2026 budget that funds a $10.84 million detention center renovation—about half from SPLOST and about $3.5 million from property tax revenues—and proposes a net 5% spending cut across departments with exceptions for elected offices.
Burke County officials reviewed a draft fiscal 2026 budget that includes a $10,840,000 line item for a detention center renovation, funding the project roughly half from SPLOST funds and the remainder from tax revenue and other sources. Michael Wiseman, the county chief financial officer, told commissioners the county had budgeted the renovation at $10.84 million and estimated that roughly $3.5 million of that would come from property tax revenues. "By far, that is the largest project," Wiseman said.
The draft also…
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