{"id":25830,"date":"2026-06-28T09:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T13:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=25830"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:52:22","slug":"notice-special-called-meeting-to-adopt-the-proposed-fy-2027-budget-lcc-2026-06-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2026\/06\/notice-special-called-meeting-to-adopt-the-proposed-fy-2027-budget-lcc-2026-06-30.html","title":{"rendered":"Notice: Special Called Meeting to Adopt the Proposed FY 2027 Budget @ LCC 2026-06-30"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update 2026-07-09<\/strong>:\r\nVideos: Special Called Meeting to Adopt the Proposed FY 2027 Budget @ LCC 2026-06-30<\/a>.\r\n\r\n

\r\nThere’s a Special Called Meeting to Adopt the Proposed FY 2027 Budget\r\nat 8:30 AM, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in the Lowndes County Commission Chambers,\r\nsecond floor, 327 N. Ashley Street, Valdosta, GA 31601.\r\n

\r\nThe FY 2027 Budget Public Hearing Presentation<\/a>\r\nis linked from the Finance Department<\/a> page on lowndescounty.com, and there is a link under Lowndes County News<\/a> saying it was posted June 24, 2026.\r\nImages of each page are below.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Notice:<\/a>\r\n
Notice: Special Called Meeting to Adopt the Proposed FY 2027 Budget @ LCC 2026-06-30<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThis notice is on the calendar<\/a> on lowndescounty.com:\r\n\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Notice:<\/a>\r\n
Notice: Special Called Meeting to Adopt Proposed FY 2027 Budget 2026-06-30 –Lowndes County Commission<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe slides in\r\nthe previous post<\/a> were actually from last year.\r\nSorry about that.\r\n

\r\nI compliment County Manager Paige Dukes for pointing that out,\r\nand her and Finance Director Stephanie Black for making these materials accessible this year.\r\n

\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n

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Slides<\/a><\/H4>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[FY<\/a>\r\n
FY 2026 \u2014 2027 Public Hearing on the Budget<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Organization]\"<\/a>\r\n
Organization<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Millage<\/a>\r\n
Millage History<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Budget<\/a>\r\n
Budget Comparison by Fund<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Budget<\/a>\r\n
Budget Comparison by Fund: Fire, *LOST, LMIG, etc.<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Budget<\/a>\r\n
Budget Comparison by Fund: Enterprise Funds, Water\/Sewer, Landfill, etc.<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Budget<\/a>\r\n
Budget Comparison by Fund: Internal Service Funds<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[General<\/a>\r\n
General Fund Overview: Revenues<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[General<\/a>\r\n
General Fund Overview: Expenses<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[General<\/a>\r\n
General Fund Overview: Net<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Budget<\/a>\r\n
Budget Highlights<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[General<\/a>\r\n
General Fund Revenues<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[General<\/a>\r\n
General Fund Tax Revenues<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[General<\/a>\r\n
General Fund Expenditures<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Millage<\/a>\r\n
Millage History<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Property<\/a>\r\n
Property Tax History<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Where<\/a>\r\n
Where does you money go:<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Questions<\/a>\r\n
Questions & Comments<\/a>\r\n
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