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Supervisors and residents debate rising assessments, budget options and use of facilities reserve
Summary
Residents pressed the board over recent property-assessment increases and a roughly $6 million budget shortfall. Supervisors said the average assessment rise was 16.5%, noted options beyond real-estate tax increases, and explained the Facilities Maintenance, Repair & Replacement (FMRR) reserve of about $1.5M and staffing limits on spending it.
Resident Matthew Nash told supervisors that his assessment climbed sharply and asked whether the county plans to cut spending rather than raise taxes to close an approximately $6 million shortfall. County leaders responded that the county-wide average assessment increase was about 16.5%, that equalization of tax rates will shift outcomes for some taxpayers, and that the budget process will consider a mix of revenue sources (personal property, meals taxes, boats, cigarettes) and…
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