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Raeford manager presents FY2022 budget highlights: tax rate steady, water rate rise to fund WWTP work

City Council of the City of Raeford · March 1, 2026
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Summary

City Manager Dennis Baxley presented the preliminary FY2021-2022 budget showing the property tax rate will remain $0.48 per $100 valuation, no general user-fee increases, a 5% water rate increase to support WWTP renovation debt service, and a 2.5% COLA for employees with no merit increases.

City Manager Dennis Baxley presented the Raeford preliminary recommended budget for fiscal year 2021—2022 at the May 3 council meeting.

Key highlights: the property tax rate would stay at $0.48 per $100 of valuation; the city plans no increases to user…

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