Durham Council sets 3.5% cap on 2026 property tax hike - Durham Post

Cobb school board sets hearings on millage rate for July

The Cobb Board of Education will hold three public hearings in July before it formally sets the property tax millage rate for the fiscal year 2026 budget, which was adopted in May. The hearings will be held on July 10 and July 17, with the millage rate also to be set on the latter date. In May, the school board adopted a $1.8 billion budget, which takes effect today, holding the property tax rate at 18.7 mills, and with $33 million more in spend…

Durham Council sets 3.5% cap on 2026 property tax hike - Durham Post

Durham Regional Council has set a 3.5 per cent cap on property tax hike for 2026, the region has announced. The council had approved an overall property tax cap of 4.9 per cent for 2025. However, in actuality, the 2025 tax hike was 7.4 per cent (see below). The 2025 water supply and sanitary sewer user rates were increased by 5 per cent. The council has approved the 2026 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budget Guideline, said a region s…