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Burleson council adopts FY 2025–26 budget, sets property tax rate at $0.7218 per $100
Summary
The Burleson City Council on Sept. 8 approved the FY 2025–26 budget and adopted a 0.7218 per $100 property tax rate, enacted fee changes including a 5% water/sewer increase and a 4% CPI solid-waste increase, and passed reimbursement resolutions tied to capital projects.
The Burleson City Council on Monday adopted the FY 2025–26 budget and approved a property tax rate of $0.7218 per $100 valuation, the council said during a special meeting that began at 5:32 p.m.
Interim Finance Director Kevin Hennessy presented the second reading of the proposed budget and tax-rate package, telling the council the package includes a voter-approval-rate increment connected to capital projects and that the water and sewer rates are "proposed to be increased by 5% this year." Hennessy outlined options tied to alternative tax-rate scenarios and explained revenue and staffing trade-offs across the city’s five-year forecast.
Why it matters: city staff and council said the increase supports public-safety staffing, street maintenance and capital projects. During the presentation Hennessy showed the impact on a home with a $300,210 assumed value and provided a monthly example of roughly $14.96 in additional taxes for comparable properties tied to the proposed rate.
Council comment and public input: a resident urged the council to consider sidewalk and micromobility projects to improve senior-safety and left laminated…
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