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Council advances 2026 operating budgets and first-reading tax increase; council cites one-time fixes
Summary
Council approved the first reading of the 2026 operating budgets and a separate first reading fixing the 2026 tax rate at 17.55 mills (a half-mill increase). Members and staff said the budget uses reserves, cuts to capital, and operational changes while pursuing longer-term revenue such as home rule.
Williamsport City Council advanced the city’s 2026 operating budgets in a first reading on Dec. 4, 2025 and held a separate first reading to fix the 2026 tax rate at 17.55 mills. Both measures passed in voice/roll-call votes at the meeting’s conclusion of their respective items.
Miss Livermore, presenting the budget ordinance, told council "the millage we have in there is 17.55."…
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