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College Park releases $29 million draft budget with no tax increase; mayor touts business growth and new staff
Summary
The city of College Park published a $29 million draft budget that keeps the tax rate flat, adds staff including a public-safety manager, and pairs planned capital investments — notably an $8 million dual field complex — with measures to support economic growth amid rising visitor numbers.
The City of College Park released a draft $29 million budget this week that proposes no increase in the city tax rate and would add staff positions to support public safety and economic development, the mayor said at a town hall.
"The budget is 29, around $29,000,000 and we are not the big news, we are not proposing any tax increase," the mayor said. "There will be no raise in the tax rate. That's the good news."
Key elements of the draft budget and city projects
- No proposed tax rate increase and no change to the home tax rate, the mayor said; the city expects to add three or four full-time positions if the budget is adopted, including…
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