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Publisher says Linn County budget notice omission was a printing error; paper produced special insert

5594772 · August 18, 2025
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The publisher of Linn County News explained at the Aug. 11 meeting that a county revenue‑neutral notice failed to appear in the regular edition because of a communication gap; the paper produced a four‑page insert and incurred printing costs to correct the omission.

Jackie Taylor, publisher of the Linn County News, told the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 11 that the paper did not intentionally omit Linn County’s notice of intent to exceed the revenue neutral rate and that staff produced a special four‑page insert to remedy a printing and communication error.

Taylor said the paper receives dozens of budget notices and that the county’s revenue‑neutral form was received during a multi‑day exchange of emails and, for an 8–9 day…

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