Proposed county budget mirrors 2025 plan

A proposed budget for Dewey County for 2026 looks very similar to the 2025 budget.

County Auditor Jamalia Franzen presented the department budget requests, which totaled $3,729,564, to the county commission at the July 3 meeting.

That figure is about $28,000 more than the 2025 budget although there were increases and decreases in some budget categories.

Some changes of note:

• The department budget re…