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Chester County approves 2025-26 tax levy at 1.5853 with no increase, commissioners say
Summary
The Chester County Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution fixing the county tax levy for fiscal year 2025-26 at 1.5853; officials said the budget committee recommended the rate and the action was taken with no tax increase.
Chester County commissioners voted to fix the county tax levy for fiscal year 2025-26 at 1.5853, adopting a resolution the board said had already been reviewed and recommended by the county budget committee. The board announced there would be no tax increase associated with the levy.
The levy action was presented during the meeting after the budget committee’s earlier review. The board chair called for a roll call after noting the budget committee’s prior approval; no additional public discussion was recorded during the meeting on the levy itself.
County officials said the 1.5853 figure applies to the countywide levy for the coming fiscal year. Commissioners emphasized that the rate followed the budget committee’s recommendation and characterized the overall budget as adopted without an increase in the tax rate.
The meeting record does not include a breakdown of how the levy interacts with municipal or school taxing bodies or the projected revenue total from the levy. The board did not provide additional details about exemptions, new assessment figures or how the county’s property revaluation process affected the levy during the meeting.
