Haw River town manager's proposed budget cuts spending, keeps tax rate flat

Haw River town manager's proposed budget cuts spending, keeps tax rate flat

Haw River’s town council is tentatively scheduled to vote Monday night on town manager Sean Tencer’s $9.5 million proposed budget for 2026-27, which recommends keeping the municipal property rate at its existing level of 44 cents per $100 of valuation while increasing water/sewer and sanitation fees by 5 percent. Tencer’s proposed budget reflects a potential reduction of $949,667 (9.1 percent) from the $10.4 million budget that Haw River’s town …