Hagerstown City Council poised to approve tax hike
HAGERSTOWN, Md. () — Hagerstown City Council is set to approve a tax increase at its Tuesday night meeting at City Hall.
All but one member of the Council has indicated they will support the hike. The average city household will likely see its tax bill rise by $65.
The reason? For one, the Easter weekend storm set the city back by $643,000 for cleanup. And there are capital costs associated with downtown development. Then, too, there is more funding to staff up the city police force.
'We've got about a $2 million gap that we need to make up,' said Councilman Kristen Aleshire. 'And that's largely because we are investing in public safety.'
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'I've got 12 people in the academy and people in the pipeline to hire,' said Hagerstown Police Chief Paul Kifer.
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