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Garrett County commissioners adopt $116.8 million FY26 budget, lower property tax rate
Summary
The Board of Garrett County Commissioners approved Resolution 2025-6 on June 2, adopting the fiscal year 2026 operating and capital budget of $116,834,733 and setting a countywide real property tax rate of $1.02 per $100 of assessed value.
The Board of Garrett County Commissioners on June 2 adopted the fiscal year 2026 operating and capital budget and set county tax rates, approving Resolution 2025-6 and lowering the countywide real property tax rate to $1.02 per $100 of assessed value (excluding the municipality of Mountain Lake Park, set at $0.9633 per $100).
The budget the board approved totals $116,834,733 for fiscal year 2026, and the board set the public utilities tax rate at $2.55 per $100 of assessed value. The resolution lists ad valorem rates for local sanitary districts, including Bloomington Sanitary District (13¢), Chestnut Ridge Sewer Sanitary District (16¢), Deep Creek Lake Water Sanitary District (10¢), Deep Creek Lake Sewer Sanitary District (5¢), Deer Park Water Sanitary District (15¢), Deer Park Sewer Sanitary District (10¢), Friendsville Sanitary…
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