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Budget committee told lodging tax and timber changes could add hundreds of thousands to Curry County revenues
Summary
Officials told the budget committee that a lodging‑tax increase and an allocation change could produce roughly $600,000 of new unrestricted funds; timber revenue could rise if federal harvest targets are increased, but much of the benefit is likely to show up in FY27 or later.
Board chair briefed the budget committee on expected revenue changes, saying the county will start budgeting the transient lodging tax (TLT) increase from 7% to 10% and that a legislative allocation shift toward a 50/50 split of certain receipts could generate "close to an additional 600,000 in unrestricted funds ish." The chair cautioned that much of the realization may not occur until FY27.
The chair also described federal…
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