By Paul Sylvain

If last week’s special meeting of the Washington County Commissioners meeting is a preview of budget discussions to come, the 2026 county spending package could be in for a long, rocky ride over the next two months. 

Commissioners Billy Howard, Courtney Hammond and Chairman David Burns bounced around between three versions of the budget, trying to decide which one they would turn over to the county budget advisory committee this week at the commissioners' Sept. 11 meeting.