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County holds public hearing on proposed FY 2026 budget, advertises 2-cent real-estate tax increase
Summary
Lancaster County held the required public hearing on a proposed FY 2026 budget that was advertised with a 57-cent real-estate tax rate (a 2-cent increase); revenues projected to rise 6.7% while expenditures rise 2.8% and the county plans to use $1.12 million in reserves to balance the budget.
Lancaster County held a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, which the county advertised with a 57-cent real-estate tax rate, a two-cent increase from the current 55-cent rate.
County finance staff told the board the advertised budget projects a 6.7% increase in revenues for FY 2026 and a 2.8% increase in overall expenditures. To balance the proposed budget staff said the county would use $1,120,527 from fund reserves, leaving a projected ending fund balance of $3,694,841,…
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