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County presents FY2026 operating budget request showing $2.26 million shortfall; public hearing set for May 6
Summary
Budget officer Kimberly Reynolds presented the county's FY2026 general fund operating budget request, projecting $284.6 million in revenues and $286.8 million in expenditures, leaving a $2,260,825 gap. Commissioners approved a notice of public hearing for May 6.
Kimberly Reynolds, Worcester County’s budget officer, presented the county’s requested FY2026 general fund operating budget to the commissioners on March 18.
Reynolds said requested general fund revenues, based on current tax rates, are estimated at $284,574,909, an increase of $22,600,000 (9 percent) from the current year. Requested operating expenditures total $286,835,734, an increase of $24,900,000 (10 percent). That leaves a projected shortfall of $2,260,825 the county must reconcile…
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