Leelanau County Board Nears Completion On 2026 Budget Plan, Navigates Substantial Increase In Health Insurance Costs
By Craig Manning | Nov. 5, 2025
After 11 weeks of budget work sessions, the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners is nearing a finalized (and balanced) operating budget for the 2026 fiscal year. At a special meeting held Monday afternoon, board members discussed some of the key remaining question marks in next year’s budget, the biggest of which is how to navigate a substantial increase in the county’s employee health insurance costs.
According to County Finance Director Cathy Hartesvelt, the latest draft budget projects total county revenues of $18,396,425 in 2026 and allocates total expenditures of $18,396,000.
“It’s the first time that I’ve been here that we didn’t have a deficit budget,” remarked Board Vice Chair Ty …
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