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Carter County approves multiple budget amendments; payment to vendor fails after voting glitch

Carter County Board of Commissioners · April 21, 2026
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Summary

At the April 20 meeting the Carter County commission approved several budget amendments including $1.4 million for highways, a $767,481 ARP item, and a $654,518 school capital allocation; a proposed vendor payment of $18,508.60 failed after electronic voting mismatches forced a re-run by voice.

The Carter County Board of Commissioners approved a string of budget amendments on April 20, including a highway fund amendment of $1,400,740.55, an ARP fund item of $767,481.72, a school capital projects amendment of $654,518.80 and a county fund amendment totaling $271,600.79.

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