By Alex Paul
Linn County Communications
After three days of presentations by department heads and elected officials, the Linn County Budget Committee approved a 2025-26 budget of $279,850,597 on Thursday, May 1, at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center.
The current budget is $240,930,651, an increase of nearly 15%.
The Budget Committee is composed of the three Linn County commissioners, Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker, along with community members Kerry Johnson, chair;…