HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) – Henrico County leaders approved their budget Tuesday night, including an increase for residents’ utility bills.
The $1.1 billion budget includes a 2-cent reduction in the real estate tax.
Nearly $603 million will go to county public schools. There’s also funding for new positions, which include police officers, firefighters and teachers.
The budget also includes a 5 percent raise for county and school employees.
The county also approved raising the water and sewer rates. The average utility bill will go up by about $6 and 32 cents starting July first. That’s roughly the same rate increase the county approved last year.
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