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County passes tentative budget with no property tax increase; treasurer and legislators debate fund balances and interest use
Summary
The Legislature received the county’s tentative budget for fiscal year 2026, which the sponsor said keeps the property tax levy unchanged but projects expense growth; the treasurer and legislators discussed fund balances, interest earnings and whether interest could offset county budget pressures and exemptions.
The Greene County Legislature received a presentation of the tentative 2026 budget on Oct. 14 and approved advancing the plan to the public hearing stage. The speaker presenting the budget described it as holding the property tax levy constant while the overall expense total increased.
In the presentation, the speaker said the proposed budget would not raise the overall property tax levy, which the presenter described as $27,404,370 (the presenter described this as “the same levy amount as fiscal year 2020,” noting the figure in the submitted materials). The presenter said the…
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