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Pine County presents proposed 2026 budget, preliminarily raises levy 2.6%
Summary
County staff presented a proposed $60 million 2026 budget — a $7.1 million increase from 2025 — and a preliminary 2.6% property tax levy increase. Officials said much of the expenditure growth is project-driven, with a $6.3 million spike in highway projects; the final levy is slated for adoption Dec. 16.
Pine County staff on the county’s Truth in Taxation night outlined a proposed 2026 budget of about $60 million and a preliminary property tax levy increase of 2.6% from 2025. Kelly, a county staff presenter, said the county’s total expenditures are projected to rise roughly $7.1 million from 2025 to 2026, and that almost $6.3 million of that increase is tied to highway projects in the county’s multiyear road plan.
The proposed budget covers multiple levied funds, including the general fund, highway/road and bridge, technology, and debt funds for bonds tied to the jail and courthouse. “The bond funds…the levy dollars are the required amounts that are in the bond documents,” Kelly…
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