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King William supervisors debate 3.5¢ tax increase as schools and public safety seek funds
Summary
At a May 5 special meeting, the King William County Board of Supervisors discussed a proposed 3.5¢ real-estate tax-rate increase to close an FY26 gap, debated staffing and equipment requests for fire/EMS and the sheriff, and examined school reserve constraints; staff were asked to model alternative scenarios ahead of adoption deadlines.
King William County’s Board of Supervisors spent a May 5 special meeting weighing whether to raise the real-estate tax rate by 3.5¢ to help cover rising costs for schools, public safety and county operations. The board did not adopt the budget but directed staff to run additional scenarios and scheduled further action consistent with state deadlines.
The board opened with a review of the packet and a single-item agenda focused on the proposed FY26 budget. Fire and EMS representatives asked the board to fund a staffing increase that would expand advanced life-support coverage to four-person, 24/7 crews. A fire chief told the board the department was requesting funding to double staffing and that payments could be structured so the county only pays when the staffing actually exists: “We could absolutely bill that according to when we…
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