MISSOULA - Missoula County approved its budget on Thursday, with the commissioners approving an 8% increase in county property taxes.

It's important to note that even with the 8% increase, roughly half of county residents will see their property taxes decrease overall for 2026, due to changes in tax law made by the legislature last session.

“We are in a very fiscally constrained situation, and I think this budget will basically keep the status quo and allow us to continue delivering the level of services that we have been delivering with a very few exceptions to that,” said Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier.

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The county has an $80.5 million budget, wi

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