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The county has moved forward with a new criminal investigations building tied to the jail, approving a construction contract and furniture purchase this year.
The vote sets how much county property tax Franklin County residents will pay for 2026, capping a budget and millage cycle that also funded a new Industrial Building…
The adopted budget sets county spending for the coming year, while commissioners are still working out the property tax rate that will fund it.
The city council has put the 2026 property tax rate on its agenda, a figure that determines residents' upcoming tax bills.
The rate, approved after a series of public hearings, will determine how much residents pay in city property taxes next year.
The county's airport will have a new outside firm handling design and planning work for the next five years after the prior advertisement requirement triggered a new bidding…
The county is weighing a deal to sell $50,200,000 in general obligation bonds, debt that would ultimately be repaid by taxpayers.
The agreement would set rules for protecting patient data as the county's medical imaging service works with an outside vendor.
The bonds would pay for a new county jail and be repaid through a property tax levied on all taxable property in the county.
The proposed deal would set fuel pricing and terms for corporate aircraft at the county airport for three years…
A draft resolution tied to a 2026 county bond issuance would exempt the bonds from a state-required performance audit…
The county board is weighing whether to let its law firm represent both counties in an agreement covering shared use of a radio system.
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