FAIRMONT— On Tuesday the Martin County Board of Commissioners approved the preliminary budget with a 9.76 percent levy increase. The board also set the truth in taxation meeting time and date of 6 p.m. on Dec. 2. At that point it will adopt the official 2026 budget and levy, which can only decrease from now, not increase. The board also heard from County Attorney Taylor McGowan who went over the state statutes related to regulations of the potential for collection of local gambling revenues through contributions or tax to counties. Some commissioners had previously asked McGowan to ...