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Nolensville adopts fiscal 2025–26 budget, sets town tax rate at $0.34 after heated public comment
Summary
After extensive public comment and board debate, the Nolensville Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 25-21 setting the town's 2025-26 budget and a $0.34 municipal tax rate; the board also delayed one public works hire and extended a fire-station debt schedule.
The Nolensville Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 25-21 on June 5, 2025, approving the town's fiscal 2025-26 budget and setting the municipal property tax rate at $0.34 per $100 of assessed value.
The vote followed a lengthy public hearing and an hour of discussion at the regularly scheduled meeting. The board first amended the draft (which had previously been discussed at higher rates) to set the tax rate at $0.34 and to delay hiring a public works position. That amendment passed by voice vote, three in favor and two opposed. A separate amendment extending the fire station debt-service transition from seven to ten years passed 4-1. After amendments, the main ordinance passed on second reading by unanimous vote.
The public hearing drew more than two dozen speakers, many focused on the proposed tax increases the board had been considering. Several residents urged caution about large, rapid increases; others said higher taxes were…
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