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Harrisburg mayor presents balanced 2026 budget proposal with no tax increase
Summary
Mayor Wanda R. D. Williams introduced a balanced 2026 general fund budget with no tax increase, highlighting street paving, housing investments and recovered delinquent trash revenue; council scheduled public budget hearings in early December.
Mayor Wanda R. D. Williams on Monday introduced the City of Harrisburg's proposed 2026 general fund budget as a "balanced budget with no tax increase," and set out a package of operational and capital priorities the administration says protect services without raising residents' taxes.
The proposal, which begins the council's formal review, credits expanded in‑house work for recent savings: the administration said it paved 101 streets this year — the highest total in more than a decade — and completed roughly half of about 30 demolition projects using city crews. "This is a balanced budget with no tax…
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