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Wicomico County executive proposes $237M FY2027 budget with 3-cent tax-rate cut
Summary
County Executive Billy Garrett submitted a $237 million proposed operating and capital budget for FY2027 that uses fund balance for capital, reduces the property tax rate by three cents, increases education maintenance-of-effort funding and boosts emergency-services pay; finance officials stressed the plan relies on one-time reserves for capital.
County Executive Billy Garrett submitted Wicomico County's proposed FY2027 operating and capital budget on April 21, saying the plan balances available resources while making targeted investments in schools, public safety and county services.
The proposal estimates $237 million in revenue, a roughly $21 million increase over the prior year driven largely by higher income-tax receipts, and calls for about $33 million of fund-balance use for capital and PAYGO projects. Garrett and Finance…
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