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Hope Mills residents press town board over $22 million budget, property revaluations and public-safety funding
Summary
At a June 2 public hearing on the proposed $22 million FY2025-2026 budget, residents told the Hope Mills Town Board that revaluation-driven tax increases threaten fixed-income homeowners and pressed for more funding for police, parks and basic maintenance; the board will review comments at a June 16 workshop.
Residents told the Hope Mills Town Board on June 2 that the proposed $22 million FY2025-2026 operating budget will burden homeowners after a recent revaluation and asked the board to revisit several line items, especially public-safety staffing, parks maintenance and certain discretionary purchases.
The board opened the public hearing after Mayor Jesse Bale Flowers summarized the process and said the proposed operating budget is about $22 million and still under consideration. “It's $22 million to provide services for the next year,” Mayor Flowers said.
Why it matters: Several speakers said steep upward changes in property valuations will translate into much higher tax bills for long-term residents on fixed incomes. Norah Armstrong, who said her home’s assessed value nearly doubled in the county revaluation example she gave, warned: “I would hate to see that happen to…
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