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Lackawanna County officials present tentative 2026 budget with no tax increase
Summary
At a final public hearing, county officials described the tentative 2026 budget as balanced and without a tax increase, citing roughly a $500,000 surplus and a return to financial stability after a 2024 deficit. A resident urged caution and suggested the county be prepared to revise the draft if state or federal funding shifts.
The meeting's presiding official opened a public hearing on the tentative 2026 Lackawanna County budget and limited comments to matters related to revenues, expenditures and financial priorities. "This hearing, our final public hearing, and it specifically focused on the presentation of the tentative 2026 county budget," the presiding official said.
Joan Hodowana of Scranton, addressing commissioners during the public-comment period, said she looks forward to the county's digital budget book and cautioned that…
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