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Giles County commissioners reject proposed 28% property tax increase, send budgets back to committee
Summary
After hours of debate and public comment, the Giles County Commission voted 20–1 to reject three FY25–26 budget resolutions and send them back to the budget committee for further work and a July 3 work session.
Giles County commissioners voted 20–1 on a motion to reject and return three proposed FY2025–26 budget resolutions to the budget committee and to hold a work session July 3 to continue deliberations.
The vote came after more than an hour of discussion among commissioners and a series of public comments criticizing a proposed 28% property tax increase. Commissioner Hrabowski moved to reject resolutions 28, 29 and 30 and send them back to the budget committee; the motion passed 20–1.
The public comment period had several speakers who said the proposed increase was too large and asked for additional transparency and time for review. Gabby Roberts urged commissioners to vote no and to “do a deep dive…
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