Budget & Appropriations

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (314+ words) The Conroe City Council adopted its $389.9 million budget last week, which includes a $4.3 million deficit, after allocating reserve funds for several capital improvement projects. The council approved the budget in a 4-2 vote Sept. 10. REACH FOR THE STARS: Can Conroe compete…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (439+ words) Plymouth City Council approved its fiscal year 2026-2027 budget at its latest meeting on Thursday, September 10 alongside a list of items for city staff to reconcile and return to council at a future city council meeting. After previous delays tied to…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (315+ words) ROCKPORT — The Aransas County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a new property tax rate and budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year during its regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 14. The tax rate and budget adoptions come after roughly three months of work by…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (883+ words) Commissioners questioned the planned $27 million rebuild of Key West Fire Station #3, which opened in 1972. The city commission on Thursday evening unanimously passed the tentative $331,385,560 budget for the Fiscal Year 2027. Some of the major discussion points among commissioners for the second…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (552+ words) The commission has held budget discussions for several months, and public hearings during their Sept. 1 meeting. City staff members are proposing a final budget with a mill levy, or property tax rate, of 35.178. That’s an increase of 1.466 mills over the…...

38+ min ago   (808+ words) By Jemi Chew, The Edge Madison County leaders have announced plans to implement a schools-based opioid abuse prevention program. The Fiscal Court also advanced two more land-use changes and heard this year’s property tax rates from various special-purpose governmental entities,…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (150+ words) Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors Sign Sonora, CA — The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors will review several items at a special meeting called for Tuesday. Early in the session, the board will review and give final direction on the Fiscal…...

9+ min ago   (785+ words) Ahead of this week’s upcoming vote on Owatonna’s preliminary levy, city department heads presented their budget requests for 2027. City departments made their requests for next year as Owatonna City Council reviews the 2027 budget, seeking funding for more staff, capital improvement…...

28+ min ago   (217+ words) Published 4:02 pm Monday, September 14, 2026 Lafayette County officials approved the proposed FY2027 county budget and tax levy during the county’s budget hearing on Monday. The county’s total budgeted revenue is approximately $61.2 million. The largest source is local taxes, which account for 58% of…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (991+ words) A budget crunch has led the city to recommend more than 100 positions in a variety of departments, from the library to development services, be eliminated from the upcoming fiscal year budget. During the council’s recent budget hearings ahead of approving…...