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Graham County supervisors approve asking voters to raise expenditure limit by $4 million
Summary
At a special meeting the Graham County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Resolution 2026-03 to place a question on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot asking voters to permanently raise the county's basic expenditure limit by $4,000,000 to fund capital projects and maintenance without incurring debt.
The Graham County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution at a special meeting to place a ballot question on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election asking voters to permanently raise the county's 1979-80 base expenditure limit by $4,000,000.
County Manager Dustin Welker, who presented the proposal, told the board the state's constitutional expenditure limitation ties local spending to an old base-year formula and can prevent jurisdictions from using funds they have prudently saved. "This is not a tax increase. It is important to emphasize an expenditure limitation override does not raise taxes, does not…
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