Charlotte City Council approves budget, property tax increase

Charlotte city leaders voted 8-3 to approve the Queen City's 2025 spending plan Monday night.City officials have spent the last few weeks laying out their goals and making adjustments, including potential changes to the city’s 1.5 cent property tax increase, a possible $1 million in more funding for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in light of the April 29 ambush, and much more.The final budget resulted in lowering the property tax increase to 1.37 cents.  Around $23 million in budget adjustments were made several weeks ago and the budget is a total of $4.16 billion after adjusting to the lower tax rate hike.Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/charlotte-city-council-budget-2025-fiscal-year/275-87b37bf9-2b17-4d82-9f7d-55a3509d4545Watch WCNC Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m.WCNC Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with the team at WCNC Charlotte.  SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts || Spotify || Pandora || TuneIn || Google Podcasts || iHeartAll of WCNC Charlotte's podcasts are free and available for both streaming and download. You can listen now on Android, iPhone, Amazon, and other internet-connected devices. Join us from North Carolina, South Carolina, or on the go anywhere.