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Lake County adopts 2026 budget, cites tighter revenue and rolling grants
Summary
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2026 annual budget (Resolution 2025-34), after staff outlined constraints from falling assessed values, lost grants and rising insurance and debt costs. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve appropriations and directed staff to post the budget book online.
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday adopted the county's 2026 annual budget and appropriations under Resolution 2025-34, after County Manager Candace Bryant walked the board through a budget built on a 39.5 mill levy and estimated audited balances.
Bryant told the board staff used "estimated audited ending fund balances for '24" while awaiting the final audit, which she said should be complete by the end of the month. She said the budget reflects fewer state and federal grants, higher insurance and debt servicing costs and the county's decision to centralize and modernize information-technology spending.
"We wanted to make sure that we were using…
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