Conroe City Council approves proposed $0.4613 tax ...

During its Aug. 14 meeting, Conroe City Council approved proposing a $0.4613 per $100 valuation tax rate for fiscal year 2025-26.

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The proposed rate is higher than the FY 2024-25 tax rate, which is $0.4272, according to prior reporting .

Finance Manager Michael Monteilh said property taxes help pay for:

Police and fire service

Street, signals and drainage improvements and maintenance

Parks and recreation

Code enforcement and community development

Administration, engineering, legal, human resources, finance and information technology

The city is also anticipating collecting more revenue due to rising property values and continued commercial and residential development. The $0.4613 per $100 valuation voter-approved tax rate would collect $5.4 million, Monteilh said.

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