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Harrisburg workshop holds tax rate at 41¢; council keeps Greenway funding and boosts facade grant
Summary
At a Town of Harrisburg budget workshop staff and councilors confirmed a freeze of the property tax rate at 41¢, kept the annual Greenway program at $250,000 with scope to return for project‑specific amendments, and signaled support to increase façade‑grant funding to $100,000; staff also proposed modest fee changes and a 5% water/sewer rate increase.
Town of Harrisburg staff presented the manager's recommended budget framework at a workshop where councilors voiced support for holding the property tax rate steady and for several targeted program adjustments.
Lee (speaker 5) summarized the council exercise results, reporting unanimous agreement to keep the property tax rate at 41¢ and to keep the solid‑waste fee at $10. Lee said, "So no changes were made by anyone here for those two, and that is how the budget is all built around." Rob (speaker 2) reiterated that the budget can be changed before adoption and reminded the council the next step is a public hearing and final adoption in June.
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