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Delaware County executive presents nearly $1 billion 2026 budget; council approves $55 million tax anticipation note
Summary
Executive Director Barbara O'Malley presented a proposed 2026 county budget totaling nearly $1 billion, including a $340 million operating plan and $137.9 million in capital projects. Council voted to authorize up to $55 million in tax revenue anticipation notes to manage cash flow and scheduled public budget hearings for Dec. 8.
Executive Director Barbara O'Malley presented Delaware County's proposed 2026 operating and capital budgets Wednesday, saying the county's overall plan totals "nearly $1,000,000,000," with an operating budget of about $340,000,000 and a capital program of $137,900,000.
The proposal, presented at first reading, includes a county tax increase that the executive team estimated would average $188 a year on the typical assessed home. "When we look at the millage, the increase is about $188 on the average home value," O'Malley said, placing the change as roughly $15 a month per homeowner while acknowledging the burden on residents.
Why it matters: County leaders said the increase is intended to close a structural deficit that officials say arose over years and was partly masked…
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