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Rockingham County officials say staffing has stabilized and budget forecast shows no tax increase

Rockingham County Board of Commissioners · February 23, 2026
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County leaders reported at a February update that staffing turnover has decreased and the finance director projected a strong fiscal position with no tax increase planned; the board set its budget calendar and invited public review of budget documents online.

Houston Barrow, chairman of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners, said the county's recent budget retreat produced a calendar for this year's budget work and that the county manager reviewed mission, vision and strategic focus areas.

The finance director, according to an unidentified speaker summarizing her presentation, forecast that "the county is financially strong and operates very efficiently, and very conservative,"…

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