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Residents, education and local officials warn committee: deep property‑tax cuts threaten services
Summary
Multiple residents, Casper officials and education representatives urged caution toward further property‑tax reductions, citing impacts on schools, public safety, parks and local infrastructure; city officials described $1.8 million in general‑fund cuts and asked that state changes consider municipal budgets.
During public comment the Joint Revenue Interim Committee heard a string of residents, organizational representatives and local officials urge caution about additional property‑tax reductions and stress the role of property taxes in funding schools, public safety and local services.
Speakers described a range of community services funded largely by property taxes that would be affected by deeper cuts. Amber Pollock, Casper City Council, described Casper’s approach to its 2026 budget after state exemptions: city staff and council worked with assessors to estimate revenue loss, planned for a roughly…
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