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Pine County adopts $23.38 million 2026 levy and county budget
Summary
The Pine County Board adopted Resolution 2025‑46 setting the 2026 property tax levy at $23,379,297 and Resolution 2025‑47 adopting the 2026 county budget; commissioners discussed keeping increases near a 2.6% target amid federal and state funding shifts affecting HHS.
The board adopted the county's 2026 property tax levy and budget after staff presented the recommended figures and the personnel committee's work to keep the levy near the previously discussed 2.6% target.
"Consider the approval of resolution 20 25 dash 46 setting the 20 26 Pine County property tax levy at $23,379,297," the chair read when bringing the resolution forward. Commissioners praised staff for work to hold the increase near the target and discussed cost pressures the county faces—particularly federal and state changes affecting HHS and SNAP administrative costs that could create a roughly $1.2 million exposure next year if federal/state rules remain unchanged.
After discussion, the board voted to adopt the levy and then adopted Resolution 2025‑47 adopting the county budget. Commissioners said they will continue to monitor the impacts of external funding changes on next year's levy and may return with adjustments or policy choices if required.
