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Baltimore County budget director warns of ‘uncertainty’ for FY26, flags large funding gap
Summary
Kevin Reed, Baltimore County director of budget and finance, told a District 3 town hall that federal and state uncertainty, rising fixed costs and school requests will require major reductions to fit within spending guidelines for the FY26 operating budget.
Kevin Reed, director of Baltimore County’s Office of Budget and Finance, told a District 3 budget town hall that the county faces “uncertainty and caution” as it prepares the fiscal 2026 budget.
Reed said the county must submit a legally balanced budget and maintain a healthy fund balance to preserve its bond rating. “The main word I wanna focus on is kind of uncertainty and caution,” Reed said during his presentation. He told attendees the county had fully obligated $161,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds by Dec. 31, 2024 and has two years remaining to spend that money on capital projects…
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