CACHE COUNTY – With all procedural hurtles and legal niceties checked off, the members of the Cache County Council approved a modest budget for 2026 at their final meeting of the year on Dec. 9.

While denying salary increases for themselves and accepting $2.8 million in budget cuts proposed by County Executive George Daines, the budget for next year will include an 18 percent property tax increase that council members hope will raise more than $3.7 million in new revenues to meet the inflationary cost of personnel and public safety.

With amendments proposed on Dec. 9, the final budget for 2026 approved by council members was more than $120.5 million, including $4.8 million allocated to the Logan Cache Airport Authority and airport capital projects.

Despite increased expenses, the member

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