Pipestone County commissioners debate options to trim a 12.46% draft budget increase
Commissioners discussed a draft 2026 budget showing a 12.46% increase and explored cuts and reserve use to reduce the tax impact toward 7–8%, including trimming capital purchases and reallocating reserve funds; no final budget was adopted at the meeting.
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Pipestone County commissioners spent a large portion of their Dec. 2 meeting reviewing a draft 2026 budget that initially showed a 12.46% increase. The board discussed a mix of departmental cuts and use of reserves to lower the projected increase.
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