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Franklin County administrator proposes 3-cent real-estate and 2% meals tax increases, plus $20M borrowing, to fund FY27
Summary
New county administrator Mr. Sandy proposed raising the real-estate tax from 43 to 46 cents and the county meals tax from 4% to 6%, and outlined use of a recent $20 million borrowing for capital projects; the package would fund $3.1M in additional school operating support and other county priorities in a proposed ~$192.8M budget.
At his first budget presentation to the Board, County Administrator Mr. Sandy said the proposed FY27 county budget is a high-level, strategic package that responds to operating inflation, school funding pressures, and long-standing capital needs.
Mr. Sandy reviewed strategic priorities (community safety, educational opportunity, planned growth, economic development, responsible government operations, and conservation) and highlighted projects funded or in development: consolidation of green-box waste collection…
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