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The tax calculator is intended to provide an ESTIMATE of your property taxes. Please note that this is not intended to replace the official tax bill that is coming later this year. 😀
June 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The tax calculator is intended to provide an ESTIMATE of your property taxes. Please note that this is not intended to replace the official tax bill that is coming later this year. 😀
-> Cutting $150k in contigency money
-> Using $750k in one time money (using interest income on savings and also taking money out of savings)
Below is the spreadsheet they used to keep track of things
-> Using $750k in one time money (using interest income on savings and also taking money out of savings)
Below is the spreadsheet they used to keep track of things
June 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
-> Cutting $150k in contigency money
-> Using $750k in one time money (using interest income on savings and also taking money out of savings)
Below is the spreadsheet they used to keep track of things
-> Using $750k in one time money (using interest income on savings and also taking money out of savings)
Below is the spreadsheet they used to keep track of things
The above goal was achieved by:
-> cutting $500k from the manager's recommended appropriation to a local justice-involved individual reform non-profit (listed as Hayti Reborn JM)
-> cutting $1 million from DPS capital budget (DPS would still see a significant increase in capital $$$)
-> cutting $500k from the manager's recommended appropriation to a local justice-involved individual reform non-profit (listed as Hayti Reborn JM)
-> cutting $1 million from DPS capital budget (DPS would still see a significant increase in capital $$$)
June 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The above goal was achieved by:
-> cutting $500k from the manager's recommended appropriation to a local justice-involved individual reform non-profit (listed as Hayti Reborn JM)
-> cutting $1 million from DPS capital budget (DPS would still see a significant increase in capital $$$)
-> cutting $500k from the manager's recommended appropriation to a local justice-involved individual reform non-profit (listed as Hayti Reborn JM)
-> cutting $1 million from DPS capital budget (DPS would still see a significant increase in capital $$$)
A goal of commissioners was to find additional money to make up *some* of the $6 million gap between the Durham Public Schools (DPS) request and the manager's recommended budget without raising taxes beyond the proposed 3.5 cent increase.
June 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A goal of commissioners was to find additional money to make up *some* of the $6 million gap between the Durham Public Schools (DPS) request and the manager's recommended budget without raising taxes beyond the proposed 3.5 cent increase.
As part of that meeting there is an add/delete list that helps budget staff know what the commissioners want to add or remove from the budget.
June 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
As part of that meeting there is an add/delete list that helps budget staff know what the commissioners want to add or remove from the budget.
Please note this rate is not a final rate. County Commissioners will hold further meetings and may increase or decrease this rate
May 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Please note this rate is not a final rate. County Commissioners will hold further meetings and may increase or decrease this rate
Please note this rate is not a final rate. County Commissioners will hold further meetings and may increase or decrease this rate
May 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Please note this rate is not a final rate. County Commissioners will hold further meetings and may increase or decrease this rate
“Within minutes of being sworn in Monday the board's new members named Sam Hayes, a lawyer for Republican legislative leadership, as the new elections director.”
May 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Within minutes of being sworn in Monday the board's new members named Sam Hayes, a lawyer for Republican legislative leadership, as the new elections director.”