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Benton County supervisors table budget adoption after public hearing on rising property taxes
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing and detailed citizen critique of the proposed levy and reestimated figures, the Benton County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to table final approval of the fiscal 2026 budget until next week and to avoid raising published expenditure amounts.
Benton County supervisors on Tuesday opened a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, heard an extended public critique of levy increases and reestimated figures, and voted unanimously to table formal adoption until next week.
A resident who identified herself as Jill urged the board not to adopt the budget that day and urged supervisors to lower levies, tighten reestimated figures and consider a hiring moratorium to control rising property-tax burdens on fixed-income residents. “I don't think you should adopt a budget today,” Jill said during public comment.
The board’s action came after extensive discussion of fund balances, transfers into the secondary roads fund and the county’s reestimated…
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