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Martin County presents $763 million FY‑26 tentative budget, board hears plan to replenish reserves and fund capital projects
Summary
County staff presented a balanced FY‑26 tentative budget of $763.1 million on July 21, highlighting new revenue drivers, a plan to replenish reserves to policy levels, and voter‑approved sales‑tax proceeds earmarked for conservation land purchases.
County Administrator Don Donaldson and Stephanie Murley, director of the Office of Management and Budget, presented the fiscal‑year 2026 tentative budget to the Board of County Commissioners on July 21, saying total revenues and expenditures both equal $763,103,070.
Murley told the board the budget is balanced and reflects contractual and mandatory costs, growth in enterprise funds, and voter‑approved sales‑tax proceeds dedicated to conservation and land purchases. The budget reflects that ad valorem (property) taxes provide about 44.8 percent of revenues and other sources make up 55.2 percent. Murley said new ad…
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