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Lewisburg adopts FY2025–26 budget and tax rate after public concerns on services, roads and cemeteries
Summary
The mayor and council of the city of Lewisburg voted June 30 to adopt the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and set the tax rate after public comments questioned whether the additional revenue will fund police, fire or infrastructure needs.
The mayor and council of the city of Lewisburg voted June 30 to adopt the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and set the city’s tax rate, following public comments that questioned whether the increase would fund more police or fire personnel, cemetery maintenance, road paving and services for people experiencing homelessness.
The vote on the ordinance to adopt the FY2025–26 budget (ordinance 25-07) passed after a motion by Councilwoman Michael and a second from Councilman Crutcher. Councilman Thomas and Councilman Burns voted no; Councilwoman Michael, Councilman Robertson and Councilman Crutcher voted yes.
Why it matters: the ordinance establishes Lewisburg’s spending plan and the municipal tax rate for the coming fiscal year, decisions that determine whether the city expands staffing or infrastructure work that several public commenters said they expected to see funded.
Public comment before the vote focused on transparency and specific services. Ladell Smith, a Lewisburg resident at…
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