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Buncombe County reviews FY2027 first‑pass budget as inflation, health care and personnel costs bite
Summary
County staff presented a first‑pass FY2027 budget that highlights rising inflation and health‑care claims, an $18M slate of departmental requests with heavy sheriff/public safety demand, and next steps on revenues and public hearings ahead of a June 2 adoption.
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners met April 8 for a first‑pass FY2027 budget work session, where staff framed the fiscal pressure the county faces and outlined major service‑function requests ahead of a recommended budget on May 5 and a public hearing May 19.
"Since 2020, we've lived through several major events or economic disruptions that have broadly impacted the global economy and had significant inflationary impacts," a county presenter said, summarizing pandemic, international…
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