County Budget Proposal Far Exceeds Revenue Neutral Property Tax Rate

Frederick County Council Adopts Fiscal Year 2026 Budget

They kept the property tax rate at $1.11 per $100 of assessed value.         Frederick, Md (KM) Frederick County  is ready for fiscal year 2026. The Council on Tuesday adopted a general fund budget totaling $1.02 billion. Councilman Steve McKay says this is the first budget he’s voted for since he was first elected in 2018. “I want to see modest budget growth from the county. And this is the first time I’m actually seeing that,” he said. The vot…

County Budget Proposal Far Exceeds Revenue Neutral Property Tax Rate

JOHNSTON COUNTY – Johnston County property owners will be paying considerably more beginning July 1 if County Manager Rick Hester’s 2025-2026 fiscal year budget proposed is adopted without any changes. The $402 million spending plan is 6.9 percent higher (about $26 million) than the current $376 million 2024-2025 budget. The budget comes on the heels […]