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Southampton County proposes $87.9 million FY26 budget with no tax increase; water rates to rise $5
Summary
County staff presented a proposed FY26 budget totaling $87,887,099 that pauses local tax increases, includes a 3% cost‑of‑living raise for full‑time staff, and a $5 increase to water and sewer rates to shore up the enterprise fund.
Southampton County leaders presented a proposed FY26 operating and capital plan on April 9 that they say balances service needs without raising local tax rates. County staff summarized a $87,887,099 fiscal plan that includes no property‑tax increase, a 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) for full‑time employees and a $5 increase in water and sewer rates.
The proposal, introduced by county staff, breaks the budget into a general fund of roughly $28.2 million, an enterprise fund for water and sewer near $4.98 million, an $11.37 million building fund tied largely to remaining…
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