The Elizabethton City Council completed its work on a new budget for the 2025-2026 on Monday afternoon by unanimously approving the budget and setting the property tax rate at $1.74 per $100 of assessed value.
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After a month of government discussion on budget balancing, Scott County has its FY 2026 budget on deadline.
ELIZABETHTON — Both the Carter County Commission and the Elizabethton City Council will hear from its citizens on Monday, when each governing body holds public hearings on their proposed budgets for fiscal year 2025-2026. Both governments face big expenses in recovering from the disaster of Hurricane Helene.
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The Hawkins County Commission made cuts to the 2025-26 fiscal year budget Monday evening, before sending it back to the Budget Committee to consider further cuts.
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The Scott County Board of Supervisors met Monday evening for the last hearing on the fiscal year 2026 budget.
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Sullivan County property owners who missed the local deadline to contest their property reappraisal may now have to appeal to the State Board of Equalization.Â
Officials with Washington County Schools say they have some difficult choices to make following passage of a new county budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1.
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The bulk of the increase would go toward the county’s general fund, which includes operations for law enforcement and corrections.
Washington County commissioners approved a new $68.8 million general fund budget on Wednesday that is balanced without a property tax increase.
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Chris McCartt said the increase is needed to restore lost revenue, improve employee pay, and fund key infrastructure projects across the city.