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Buncombe County midyear financial check: revenues ahead of pacing, expenditures near expectations
Summary
Standing in for the county finance lead, Mason Scott told the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 that year-to-date revenues are $258.4 million (59% of the amended general fund budget) and expenditures are $215.3 million (49.2% of budget), reflecting generally healthy midyear performance.
Mason Scott, presenting the county's fiscal 2026 second-quarter financial report on Feb. 17, told the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners that county finances appear healthy at the midyear checkpoint.
Scott said the amended general fund budget is $438,000,000 and year-to-date revenues through Dec. 31, 2025, were $258,400,000, or 59% of budget, ahead of the 50% benchmark for the fiscal year elapsed. He said property tax collections…
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