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Belknap County budget committee reviews commissioners' recommended 2026 budget; tax impact estimated at about 7.6%
Summary
At a budget-review meeting, staff outlined drivers of an approximately $3 million increase: about half from wages and benefits and half from capital projects. Commissioners recommend using $2 million of fund balance; committee discussed options to reduce the projected 7.6% tax increase.
Belknap County budget-review staff presented the commissioners' recommended fiscal 2026 budget and answered questions from the committee about major drivers and how to reduce the tax impact.
Staff said the county expects to end the year with a fund balance near $5,800,000 and that commissioners are recommending using $2,000,000 of that balance to help pay for 2026. "We're expecting to end the year at about 5,800,000.0, and the commissioners are recommending that you use 2,000,000," Speaker 1 said. Using that drawdown, staff estimated a property tax impact of roughly 7.6 percent on the typical…
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