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Board holds public hearing on proposed 3¢ real-estate tax increase to support public safety and debt service
Summary
County staff proposed a 3¢ increase in the real-estate tax rate (to $0.62 per $100) that would generate an estimated $1.62 million for FY26 to fund a public-safety pay plan and help cover future debt service for a new elementary school and courthouse; the board held a public hearing and took no action pending budget adoption.
New Kent County officials opened a public hearing on April 14 for the proposed FY26 tax levy that would raise the real-estate tax rate by three cents to $0.62 per $100 of assessed value.
County staff said the proposed 3¢ increase would generate approximately $1.62 million and that the revenues would support two primary items: a proposed public-safety pay plan (estimated cost $1.1 million) and debt service associated with two large capital projects — a new elementary…
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