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Harnett County reports $4.4 million revenue increase in 2024 tax settlement; board asked to authorize 2025–26 billing
Summary
The county tax administrator told commissioners the 2024 tax settlement produced roughly $4.4 million in additional revenue year over year and asked the board to adopt an order authorizing billing and collection for fiscal year 2025–26; the item was placed on the consent agenda.
Miss Wallace, Harnett County tax administrator, presented the county's tax settlement for 2024 and asked the board to adopt an order directing the tax administrator to bill and collect taxes for fiscal year 2025'26.
The presentation said total charges to the tax levy began from an original billed amount of $77,600,000, with a 5.41% increase in the total levy for real and personal property and a 34.35% increase in the discovered levy (unlisted property). Penalties, fees and interest rose by 13%, and combined these factors produced about $4.4 million more revenue than the prior year. Total collections were reported at about $78,000,000, a 5.9%…
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