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Commissioners authorize modest 2026 property tax rebate, debate $1 transfer-tax boost and budget risks
Summary
Hamilton County commissioners adopted a resolution authorizing a 2026 property tax rebate after weeks of debate and public comment; the administration proposed a 1‑mill transfer tax increase to raise revenue and recommended a conservative 4.5% PTR to rebuild a dwindling riverfront sales‑tax reserve. The vote was 2–1.
Hamilton County commissioners on Dec. 2 adopted Resolution No. 25 authorizing a property tax rebate (PTR) for calendar year 2026 after a heated public hearing and extended debate about the county’s reserves and competing priorities.
Administrator Jeff Aludo urged caution, saying a full 30% PTR would “essentially eliminate the Fund's reserve” for the riverfront sales‑tax account that also pays stadium debt and other obligations. In his abbreviated budget presentation, Aludo described the recommended all‑funds 2026 budget and warned of flat revenue growth, expiring pandemic funds and rising costs; he told the board the recommended all‑funds total is about…
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