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Carteret County adopts 2025-26 budget, sets tax rate at 22.5 cents and adds $500,000 for schools
Summary
The Carteret County Board of Commissioners adopted the fiscal year 2025-26 budget on June 2, setting the county general fund tax rate at 22.5 cents and allocating an additional $500,000 to the school system; a proposal to raise the rate to 23.5 cents to fund a teacher supplement failed.
Carteret County commissioners adopted the fiscal year 2025-26 county budget on June 2, setting the general fund tax rate at 22.5 cents and approving a $500,000 increase for the county school system.
The vote followed a public hearing on the budget and debate among commissioners about tax rates, school funding and county employee pay. The board considered, and rejected, a separate motion to set the tax rate at 23.5 cents to fund an additional teacher supplement before approving the final ordinance.
At the start of the public hearing, Dr. Tracy Mancini of Carteret Community College thanked the commissioners for the college’s ongoing support, saying the county’s contribution amounts to "nearly 20% of our total budget at the college." Mancini told the board the college graduated 261 curriculum degree,…
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