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Arlington council approves first reading of FY2026 budget, votes to adopt higher property tax rate
Summary
The Arlington City Council approved the FY2026 operating budget on first reading and voted to adopt a property tax rate presented by staff and moved by Council Member Odum Wesley; one resident, Larry McFarland, urged the council to seek a rewrite and criticized the tax increase as effectively 9.6%.
The Arlington City Council approved the FY2026 operating budget on first reading and voted to adopt a higher property tax rate at its meeting.
Devin Waters, the city’s budget manager, told the council that revisions since the city manager’s proposal increased general fund revenue by $146,012 and reduced general fund expenditures by $98,813. “On 08/05/2025, the city manager presented the proposed fiscal year 26 operating budget to the city council,” Waters said, and…
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