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Dorchester County holds public hearing on FY26 budget as residents press to retain tax differential
Summary
At a May 13 public hearing on Bill No. 2025-4 (the FY2025-26 budget), dozens of residents and municipal leaders urged the Dorchester County Council to retain the county's tax differential and raised concerns about a proposed real property tax increase; council members said the proposals respond in part to state mandates and indicated they will reevaluate the plan.
The Dorchester County Council held a public hearing May 13 on Bill No. 2025-4, the FY2025-26 Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, and heard sustained public opposition to a proposed elimination of the county tax differential and to a real property tax increase.
Council President George L. Pfeffer, Jr. opened the hearing after Executive Operations Specialist Irene Barnes announced the ordinance under consideration. Pfeffer reported the county's total cash and investments as $29,723,264.42 and told residents that the Qualified Senior Tax Credit had been increased to 10%.
Multiple residents told the council the tax differential should be maintained. "Eliminating the differential will hurt many of our neighbors," said Lajan…
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