Politics

In ‘pleasant surprise,’ county budget holds the line on property tax rate

Bar graph shows Henderson County property tax rate since 1999. Since 2007, commissioners have adopted a rate after revaluations and maintained the rate for four years. [HENDERSON COUNTY FINANCE OFFICE]

By Bill Moss, Published: May 9, 2026

When they voted no on a $100 million expansion of the Henderson County Courthouse in March, county commissioners Sheila Franklin and Jay Egolf expressed concern that the project — and its $10 million a year debt service — would lead to a property tax increase or cause other capital projects to be dumped.