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Forsyth County staff preview federal/state legislative goals and flag property-tax reform as a threat to services
Summary
Deputy managers outlined federal and state priorities for advocacy — including funding gaps from SNAP and Medicaid changes and capital requests for airport and emergency operations — while county legal staff warned that state proposals to cap or restructure property taxes could slash county revenue (property tax currently funds ~59% of the county budget).
Forsyth County staff used a Feb. 9 briefing to ask commissioners to weigh proposed state and federal priorities, warning that recent legislative activity on property tax reform could have major consequences for local services.
Deputy County Manager Denise Price and other staff walked the board through the county’s draft legislative goals. Price said a change in federal administrative reimbursement for Food and Nutrition Services (SNAP) that shifts local recovery from 50% to 25% beginning Oct. 1, 2026, will reduce county revenue by almost $2 million a year. She also summarized implementation changes tied to Medicaid expansion redetermination that will increase county administrative duties (biannual redetermination and a possible 80‑hour monthly work requirement…
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