The Durham Board of Commissioners (BOCC) unanimously approved the 2025-26 budget for the county on Monday.
According to a news release, the $1.04 billion budget is 7.48% more than last year’s budget, focusing on supporting education, funding public safety needs and maintaining the county’s core services.
The budget includes a 3.5-cent increase in the County property tax rate, with a 2.5-cent rise for the General Fund and a 1.0-cent increase for the Capital Financing Plan Fund, bringing the revenue-neutral rate from 51.92 cents to 55.42 cents per $100 valuation…