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Florence council authorizes posting notice of intent to raise property-tax rates; approves consent items including Sun City Phase 2 map

2661410 · February 19, 2025
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Summary

The Florence Town Council on Feb. 18 voted to authorize staff to post a formal notice of intent to increase property-tax rates as part of the 2025 budget process and approved the Sun City Phase 2 map of dedication and other consent items.

The Florence Town Council on Feb. 18 voted to authorize staff to post a public notice of the town’s intent to increase property-tax rates as part of the 2025 budget process and approved multiple consent agenda items, including formal acceptance of the Sun City Phase 2 map of dedication.

The notice authorization is procedural and does not enact a tax increase, Mayor Eaton said at the meeting: "This is not a decision to increase property taxes at this time, but just a procedural step in the budget process." Finance staff then confirmed the item was a public posting request rather than a final rate decision.

Why it matters: posting the notice begins a public-budget timeline that can lead to later council decisions on tax rates. Residents and council members said they want to be sure staff…

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