Cherokee County presents draft 2025 budget with modest growth, planned hires and SPLOST-backed capital projects
County staff presented a 2025 draft budget that increases total countywide expenditures modestly, funds dozens of planned capital projects with SPLOST dollars, and adds new public-safety positions; key dates: Sept. 17 public hearing, Oct. 1 adoption.
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County staff presented the 2025 draft budget to the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners, showing a modest increase in total expenditures and several targeted additions to personnel and capital spending. "This 1st chart shows the countywide expenditures by fund type," the budget presenter said, outlining a $22 million increase in operating funds, a $7 million decrease in capital funds tied to SPLOST timing, and a roughly $15 million net increase countywide compared with the 2024 budget.
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