Budget season beckons

Marion County’s proposed 2026-27 budget hints at a massive deficit as commissioners prepare for tough summer workshops.


County Administrator Mounir Bouyounes speaks during a capital improvement project workshop in Ocala on March 21, 2022. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette file photo]

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Posted June 24, 2026 | By Jennifer Hunt, [email protected]

The proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 Marion County budget has been published and county commissioners are bracing for a difficult series of summer workshops to close a massive looming deficit. The budget was formally presented to the Board of County Commissioners on June 16, kicking off the summer review process. County leaders are heading into this […]

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