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Walker County's SPLOST collections have skyrocketed, with projections now estimating a whopping $33.2 million by cycle end—$5 million more than expected!

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Walker County CFO: SPLOST collections exceed early expectations; projects $33.2 million county share
Christian Roach, Walker County chief financial officer, reported on SPLOST collections and projections for the 2020 SPLOST cycle. He said the county has collected about $26.9 million to date and projects $33.2 million by cycle end, and commissioners discussed the local revenue implications.
citizenportal.ai
November 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Walker County is stepping up its game with a new budget that adds three firefighters and a 3% pay raise for employees, all while maintaining a healthy reserve of over $24 million!

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Walker County adopts FY2027 budget including 3 firefighters and 3% cost-of-living increase
The Walker County Board of Commissioners adopted its FY2027 general fund and enterprise budgets, which include funding for three additional firefighters, a 3% cost-of-living increase for employees and no other new positions; the chair cited more than $24 million in unassigned fund balance and roughly seven months of reserves.
citizenportal.ai
September 7, 2026 at 11:29 PM
The board is weighing a strategic decision that could generate up to $1.9 million in tax revenue—could a partial millage rollback be the answer to closing the budget gap?

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Board considers partial rollback of millage to close budget gap
CFO proposed not taking the full millage rollback as one way to generate revenue; commissioners discussed carving a separate fire millage or keeping millage at previous years' levels to produce between $1.4 million and $1.9 million in additional revenue.
citizenportal.ai
July 31, 2026 at 8:45 PM