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Lancaster County proposes 5-cent real-estate tax increase in FY27 budget; supervisors hear mixed public reaction
Summary
County Administrator Don Gil presented the proposed FY27 budget, which would raise the advertised real-estate tax rate from 55 to 60 cents, fund a 3% staff raise, absorb a 7% health-insurance increase, and add a $232,000 hazardous-duty supplement for EMS; the board held a public hearing with residents debating school funding and local priorities.
County Administrator Don Gil presented Lancaster County’s proposed fiscal-year 2027 budget at the Board of Supervisors meeting on April 23, outlining an advertised real-estate tax rate of 60 cents (a 5‑cent increase from the current 55 cents), a 3% pay raise for all full‑time county staff and a county‑absorbed 7% increase in health‑insurance costs.
Gil also said the proposed budget includes a hazardous‑duty supplement for emergency medical services personnel to bring EMS…
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