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Wayne County adopts 2025–26 budget at 0.6259 tax rate after dispute over jetport hangar and sheriff funding
Summary
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners voted 5–2 on June 3 to adopt the fiscal 2025–26 budget, setting the tax rate at 0.6259 and including teacher supplements, earlier deputy raises, a Dudley communications tower and partial sheriff vehicle funding while removing a proposed T‑hangar project at the county jetport.
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners voted 5–2 on June 3 to adopt the fiscal 2025–26 budget, setting the countywide property tax rate at 0.6259 and approving a package of additions and reallocations that included a teacher supplement, an earlier start date for a deputy pay increase, partial funding for sheriff vehicles and money for a Dudley communications tower while removing a proposed T‑hangar from the Jetport capital plan.
County Manager staff said the manager's original recommended rate had been 0.6209. After changes agreed at a budget workshop and additional line‑item adjustments during the June 3 meeting, the board added $1,318,000 for teacher supplements; restored $900,000 for a fleet shop (to be reimbursed later from debt proceeds); added $500,000 to partially fund the school resource officer program; and recognized about…
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