CFO David Bulzoni said the county's $190 million preliminary 2027 spending plan has a deficit of nearly $4 million that will be hard to close without raising property taxes, which two of three commissioners have said they won't do. The gap has already shrunk from an almost $9 million projected shortfall through cuts and nonrecurring revenues, while drawing down the fund balance could jeopardize the county's credit rating. Budgeted expenses rose more than $9.2 million, or 5.1%, from 2026, while property tax revenue, the largest recurring source, is projected to grow just $267,324, or 0.26%. Bulzoni and consultant PFM recommend regular tax increases, but commissioners Thom Welby and Chris Chermak say they won't raise taxes in 2027 following the nearly 33% hike in 2025. Bulzoni warned that unaddressed deficits compound, pointing to past shortfalls growing from $8 million to $15 million and then $37 million.
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