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Guadalupe County Judge responds to VFD concerns
VFDs say budget falls short despite tax rate hike Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Guadalupe County) -- Some members of the eight volunteer fire departments in Guadalupe County say they are frustrated after learning they will not receive the full amount of funding they had requested in the county’s proposed fiscal year 20252026 budget. The proposed budget, which was recently with the county clerk and posted online for public viewing, comes with a proposed property tax rate increase -- the largest since 2012. Commissioner Pct. 1 Jackie Ott and Commissioner Pct. 4 Stephen Germann were the only two to vote against the proposed increase to the tax rate, which passed 3-2. Both cited concerns about “inadequate funding” for public safety, including fire protection and law enforcement. VFDs, pg. 2