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Essex County introduces 2025 budget with 1.99% tax increase
Summary
County administrators introduced the 2025 budget for first reading, proposing a 1.99% tax increase (about $9 million) and asking the board to move forward with formal introduction after earlier public hearings and departmental vetting.
County administration presented the 2025 proposed budget to the Essex County Board of County Commissioners, asking the board to introduce the plan for subsequent adoption procedures.
Hassan Mohammed said the budget includes a 1.99% tax increase, which administration estimated would generate roughly $9,000,000. County counsel and administration said the budget had been vetted through two days of departmental hearings earlier in the year and that any necessary adjustments had been completed following those hearings.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the vetting process and were told the proposal reflects prior public hearings and internal adjustments. The board moved to introduce the budget; introduction begins the formal legislative process and the budget will return at a later meeting for further action.
