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Arlington council adopts FY2026 operating budget and levies higher property tax rate
Summary
On Sept. 16 the Arlington City Council approved the fiscal year 2026 operating budget and an ad valorem tax rate of 62.98¢ per $100 of assessed value to support it, after public opposition from a resident who urged the council to adopt a rate reflecting the "no new revenue" standard.
Arlington's City Council on Sept. 16 approved the fiscal year 2026 operating budget and adopted a property tax rate of 62.98 cents per $100 of assessed value to fund the plan.
Budget manager Devin Waters told the council the adopted tax rate allocates 18.52 cents to the interest-and-sinking (debt) fund and 44.46 cents to the General Fund. Waters and staff said because the proposed rate exceeds the city's "no new revenue" rate, state law requires a…
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