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Forsyth County adopts FY2026 budget, rejects school board's $32.1 million one-time request
Summary
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners adopted a $591 million FY2026 budget (Option B) after a 4-3 vote, approved a letter declining the Winston'Salem/Forsyth County Schools' request for a one-time $32.1 million payment, and added reporting and reconciliation language for teacher supplement funds.
Forsyth County commissioners adopted the county'wide fiscal year 2026 budget on a 4-3 vote during a special meeting called to consider the ordinance. The adopted package (referred to as Option B during deliberations) sets the county property tax rate at $0.5352 per $100 of assessed value and includes the community grants list attached as Option B.
The board also approved a formal response to the Winston'Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education, declining the school system's request for a $32,100,000 one-time cash payment to cover state and local shortfalls for the FY2025 year. The letter, approved by a 6-1 vote, said using county fund balance for that purpose would jeopardize Forsyth County's long-standing AAA bond rating and pledged continued collaboration with the school system, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the General Assembly on solutions.
Why it matters: The adopted budget funds county operations, maintains or increases key services…
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