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Rankin supervisors adopt FY2026 budget and tax levies; discuss bond projects, I-20 loop work and efficiency upgrades
Summary
The Rankin County Board of Supervisors adopted a $274.7 million FY2026 budget and set the county and school millages on Sept. 2, approved an agreement to obligate federal/state funds for the I-20 Connect Loop, and discussed proposed bond project lists and energy‑efficiency upgrades including Justice Center roofs and lighting retrofits.
The Rankin County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 2 to adopt the fiscal year 2026 budget and publish the approved plan, set the county and school tax levies and authorize county staff to obligate professional services funding for a highway initiative.
The board adopted a combined fiscal year 2026 budget of $274,705,588 and set the county tax levy at 41.74 mills — unchanged from FY2025 — and the Rankin County School District levy at 57.62 mills, a 1.84‑mill increase the school district requested. Supervisors carried motions to adopt and to publish the budget; the transcript records motions as carried but did not record a roll‑call tally.
The school district delegation told supervisors the district was again ‘‘flat funded’’ by the state for the second consecutive year and that rising costs — teacher pay steps, insurance and fuel — are pressuring budgets. The superintendent said that while some districts received additional state support this cycle, others were held flat and the…
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