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Residents, business and taxpayer groups oppose proposed 3.5% property tax hike at County Council hearing
Summary
A lengthy April 22 public hearing drew dozens of speakers opposing a proposed 3.5% FY26 property tax rate increase, citing affordability, rising assessments, federal job cuts and impacts on seniors, small landlords and businesses. Business groups and the Taxpayers League also urged the Council to reject the increase.
On April 22, 2025, the Montgomery County Council held a public hearing on a proposed FY26 real property tax rate increase. Scores of residents, real estate professionals, neighborhood leaders, small-business representatives and taxpayer groups testified largely in opposition to the proposal, saying a rate increase would exacerbate housing affordability problems and impose hardship on seniors, fixed-income households, landlords and businesses.
Speakers who testified against the proposed increase included Samantha Damato of the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors, who urged the council to “avoid property tax rate increases,” saying…
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