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Wilson County manager presents balanced $137.5 million FY2025–26 budget with no tax increase
Summary
County Manager Ron Hunt presented a recommended FY2025–26 budget totaling $137,474,982 that proposes no tax-rate increase, adds capital planning, funds school and college requests, and includes targeted staff market adjustments and replacement public-safety vehicles.
County Manager Ron Hunt presented the Wilson County Board of Commissioners with a recommended fiscal year 2025–26 budget totaling $137,474,982 and said the proposal includes no tax-rate increase.
"It is my honor and privilege to submit the fiscal year 25 26 recommended budget," Hunt told the board, saying the proposed plan complies with the North Carolina Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act and is subject to public hearing and revision.
Hunt framed the budget around five board-endorsed values: sound financial management, an innovative county workforce, community partnerships, quality of life and superior education and workforce development. The manager said continued population and development growth is driving capital needs and that staff began developing both short- and long-term capital plans last year.
The recommended budget would allocate $26.2 million in current expense for Wilson County Schools (a 3.5% increase over the prior fiscal year) and $1.0…
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