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Lewisburg council approves first readings of 2025-26 budget and amendments; residents raise tax and jobs concerns
Summary
At a special called meeting June 18, the Mayor and Council of the City of Lewisburg approved first readings of an ordinance adopting the fiscal year 2025-26 budget and a separate ordinance amending prior budgets, while two residents urged caution about tax increases and called for recruiting industry.
On June 18, 2025, the Mayor and Council of the City of Lewisburg met in a special called session at Lewisburg City Hall and approved first readings of an ordinance adopting the fiscal year 2025-26 annual budget and setting the 2025 tax rate and of an ordinance amending prior budget ordinances for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
The meeting opened with a resolution establishing citizen input rules and two residents spoke during the public-comment period, urging the council to consider the local impact of any tax increase and to prioritize recruiting industry to support new housing. "The only reason to raise tax is to make the community safer, healthier and better," Jacob Newman said, adding, "The tax raise doesn't make us safer because the cops didn't get…
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