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Council holds part 1 public hearing on FY 2025-26 budget; vote set for June 20
Summary
The City of Easley held a first public hearing on June 9 for Ordinance 2025-06, its FY 2025–26 budget; council debated staffing, a proposed millage increase and a possible $400,000 city pledge for a Glenwood–Olive roundabout and scheduled final action for June 20 at 8:30 a.m.
The City of Easley held the first of two public hearings on June 9 for Ordinance 2025-06, the proposed operating budget for the fiscal period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. No vote was taken at the work session; the council scheduled the final public hearing and vote for June 20 at 8:30 a.m.
Councilmembers debated several budget highlights: a proposed millage increase discussed as roughly three mills (an estimated $393,000 in additional revenue), funding requests for public works and traffic projects and personnel increases across departments. Council members repeatedly framed the budget in terms of growth and service demand; as one councilmember said, "You have to, in my opinion, raise taxes to keep up with…
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