FY 2026-27 Budget: 3-Cent Tax Increase and Service Expansions
Sanford
Summary
The proposed budget would raise the property tax rate by 3 cents (about $75 more per year on a $250,000 home), add firefighters, a fire inspector, and finance/HR/facilities staff, and fund roughly four times the usual street resurfacing. Council split over whether the timing is right given inflation and fixed incomes, and tabled the budget until June 23 for options at lower tax increases.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $75 more per year in property tax on a $250,000 home, plus a $10 solid waste fee increase.
Residents would get faster street resurfacing, added fire protection, and expanded services.
Households on fixed or single incomes, seniors, and working families say the combined tax, utility, and fee increases strain their budgets.
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