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Ferguson supervisors reject 1-mill real estate tax after hours of public comment
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing during which residents questioned budget priorities and services, the Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors voted 3 No to 2 Yes against a proposed 1-mill real estate tax increase (to 4.172 mills). The board authorized advertising the 2026 operating budget without the mill increase and asked a tax review board to study long-term options.
Ferguson Township's Board of Supervisors closed a marathon public hearing Dec. 2 after residents voiced broad concerns about rising local costs, service levels and development revenue—and then voted down a proposed 1-mill increase in the township's real estate tax.
Vice Chair Omari Patterson moved to adopt the resolution to raise the real estate tax by 1 mill (bringing the township rate to 4.172 mills). After public comment and board deliberations, the roll call was: Thompson No, Patterson Yes, Stevens Yes, Heller No, Strickland No. The motion failed, 3 No to…
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