Meriwether County commissioners direct LHOST referendum, approve budgets and award ambulance contract
Jun 8, 2026
On June 8 the Meriwether County Board voted unanimously to place the new homestead-focused sales-tax option (LHOST) on the November ballot, approved several state-agency budgets, appointed Sean Lennon to the Industrial Development Authority, authorized an ambulance remount contract for $129,622, and approved limited courthouse tree work; the Board also approved employee leave and accepted the county administrator's rescission of his resignation after executive session.
The full story
The Meriwether County Board of Commissioners took multiple administrative and fiscal actions at its June 8 meeting, most notably directing staff to place the Local Option Homestead Exemption Sales Tax (LHOST) on the November ballot and approving a set of state-agency budgets and contracts.
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