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Haslet council reaffirms budget, adopts 0.31545 tax rate after public outcry over proposed benefits and garden
Summary
After public comment and debate over a $1.5 million placeholder for employee benefits and a $2.75 million community garden pavilion, HasletCity Council voted to uphold the adopted FY2025budget and approved a property tax rate of 0.31545 per $100 assessed value.
The Haslet City Council voted Sept. 15 to reaffirm its adopted fiscal year 2025-26 budget and to set the cityproperty tax rate at 0.31545 per $100 of assessed value after a public hearing and extended debate. The vote adopts the tax rate that was advertised earlier and represents an effective 5.5% increase compared with the no-new-revenue baseline cited at the hearing.
The discussion centered on proposed additions to the adopted budget: a $1,500,000 recurring placeholder described during the meeting as intended for additional employee pay and benefit stipends, and a $2,750,000 capital project described in packet materials as a community teaching garden/Farmers…
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