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Lycoming County proposes $123.3 million 2026 budget and 0.5‑mill tax increase
Summary
Lycoming County’s Board of Commissioners presented a proposed $123,254,342 2026 budget that includes a 0.5‑mill tax increase, raising the county rate to 7 mils (about $50 per $100,000 of assessed value). County officials cited revenue losses, rising health‑care and juvenile‑probation costs, and large long‑term debt as reasons for the proposal; formal adoption is scheduled for Dec. 18, 2025.
The Lycoming County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 26 heard a proposal for a $123,254,342 budget for calendar year 2026 that would include a 0.5‑mill increase in the county tax rate, taking it to 7 mils and equating to about $50 in annual tax for every $100,000 of assessed value.
Maya Tun, the county’s financial director, said the proposed budget is $5,452,008 lower than the 2025 budget and attributed the shortfall in part to external factors she described as a state budget impasse and a federal government shutdown that delayed reimbursements. Tun told the commissioners and members of the public that ‘‘health care costs have increased by approximately 4,630,000’’ and that ‘‘juvenile probation services have increased by an additional 2,680,000,’’ contributing to what she called a structural imbalance between expenses and revenues.
Heather Layman, the county’s chief budget officer, outlined the budget’s fund structure and revenue picture, saying revenue is down roughly $5,500,000 (about 4.24%) and noting fund‑level figures including a General Fund of roughly…
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