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Cowlitz County certifies 2026 general and road levies with no rate increase
Summary
Finance Director Kathy Funk Baxter presented and the board certified the 2026 general fund levy ($21,000,002.74 including a $79,020 refund levy) and the road fund levy ($14,692,870 including a $51,028 refund); both were certified at 0% increase over last year and approved after a public hearing with no public testimony.
At the county’s public hearing, Finance Director Kathy Funk Baxter presented resolutions to certify the 2026 general fund levy and the 2026 road fund levy. Both levies were proposed with a 0% increase in amount sought compared with last year but include allowable adjustments for new construction and refund levies.
Baxter asked the board to certify $21,000,002.74 for the general fund (including a refund levy of $79,020) and $14,692,870 for the road fund (including a refund amount of $51,028). The board opened the public hearing, received no public testimony, and moved to certify both levies; commissioners voted in favor by voice vote.
Chair and commissioners noted the levies would continue funding general operations, roads and related services, and that the certified amounts reflect no increase to taxpayers’ rates beyond allowable new-construction adjustments. The finance director said the levies include mental-health and veterans relief components within the general fund levy.
