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Newcastle council removes proposed 1% property tax increase, adopts levy ordinance
Summary
After a brief public hearing with no public testimony, the City Council voted to adopt the 2026 ad valorem property tax ordinance as amended — removing a proposed 1% levy increase. The amendment passed 4–3 and the ordinance was adopted as amended 4–3.
The Newcastle City Council on Nov. 4 adopted an ordinance setting the city's 2026 ad valorem property tax levy after removing a proposed 1% increase.
The council opened a public hearing on revenue sources and heard a finance presentation from Finance Director Lindsay Chambers; no members of the public testified. Chambers presented levy calculations and said the council could levy up to the maximum amount calculated by King…
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