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Alamance County adopts revised budget with 2.5-cent tax increase, restores $11.3 million for schools
Summary
After more than four hours of public comment and internal debate, the Alamance County Board of Commissioners voted 3–2 to approve a modified budget that uses $10 million in fund balance and raises property taxes 2.5 cents per $100 valuation to restore school operating and capital funding and several county programs.
Alamance County commissioners voted 3–2 to adopt a revised fiscal plan that adds a 2.5-cent property tax increase and appropriates $10 million from the county fund balance to restore school funding and other county services.
The adopted combination — presented as a modification of “plan C” — returns $10 million into the Alamance‑Burlington School System (ABSS) current expense allocation, adds $8 million back to ABSS capital (roofs/HVAC/technology), directs $2 million to county capital needs, and restores roughly $632,336 for previously frozen county positions. The package also includes roughly $11.3 million in increased current‑expense funding for ABSS compared with the manager’s original recommended budget.
The vote followed extensive public comment from dozens of residents…
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