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Council adopts property tax levy and delegates routine airport lease authority
Summary
Morgantown City Council adopted property tax levy rates required for the 2026–27 fiscal year and approved an ordinance (first reading) to delegate authority to execute standard airport lease agreements; both actions passed unanimously, 7–0.
Morgantown City Council on April 21 adopted the property tax levy rates for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and approved a first reading of an ordinance that would allow staff to execute routine airport lease agreements under specified parameters.
Finance Director John Ferguson told council the levy action is a necessary, statutory step in the budget process that formally establishes the property tax levy and incorporates adjustments such as allowances for delinquencies (set at 6 percent), tax discounts (set at 2…
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