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Edgefield County council advances FY2025-26 budget after extended discussion of EMS funding and possible millage increase
Summary
Edgefield County Council gave second reading to the FY2025-26 general operating budget on May 6, 2025, after extended discussion about a funding gap for emergency medical services that could require a property tax millage increase and consideration of a 1% capital project sales tax ("penny tax").
Edgefield County Council on May 6, 2025, gave second reading to ordinance 24 25 0007, the FY2025-26 general operating budget, after council members discussed how to fund a persistent shortfall in emergency medical services (EMS).
Council members said the county faces limited state funding prospects for EMS and discussed options that include separating the capital cost of a new EMS building from operations and using either a property tax millage increase or a 1% capital project sales tax to cover the…
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