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Blowing Rock council adopts balanced 2025–26 budget with no property‑tax increase
Summary
Council adopted the 2025–26 budget as presented, balanced using $194,000 of fund balance rather than a property tax increase; staff proposed a 2.5% COLA for employees and a 7% water and sewer rate increase to cover capital and debt costs.
Blowing Rock — At its June 10 meeting the Blowing Rock Town Council adopted the 2025–26 budget as presented by Town Manager Shane Fox. The council recorded a unanimous roll-call vote in favor of the budget.
Fox said the budget includes no property-tax increase and uses roughly $194,000 of unassigned fund balance to balance the general fund rather than implementing a one‑cent tax change. He described the town’s revenue mix (approximately 45% property tax, 23% sales tax, and 15% TDA/occupancy tax), noted continued tourism-driven…
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