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Council amended Section 4 of the FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget Ordinance to reflect a property tax rate of 50.78 cents per…

July 15, 2026Asheville City Council

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What it does

Amends Section 4 of the FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget Ordinance to reflect a property tax rate of 50.78 cents per $100 of assessed…

  • Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Sage Turner.

Official title: Council amended Section 4 of the FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget Ordinance to reflect a property tax rate of 50.78 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property; and to amend Section 5 of the FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget Ordinance to reflect a property tax rate of 8.77 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the Downtown Asheville Business Improvement District (BID)

Carried 4–2

From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Smith and carried on a 4-2 vote, with Vice-Mayor Mosley and Councilwoman Turner voting “no.”

Read the motion as recorded

“Councilman Hess moved to amend Section 4 of the FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget Ordinance to reflect a property tax rate of 50.78 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property; and to amend Section 5 of the FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget Ordinance to reflect a property tax rate of 8.77 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the Downtown Asheville Business Improvement District (BID).”

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