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After hours of debate, council rejects tax increases and OKs plan limiting tax asking
The Aurora City Council debated its strategy to set the 2026-27 budget for several hours last week before discarding two proposals on the table and unanimously approving a plan which represents a sharp departure from previous years. The council ultimately agreed to leave tax asking the same as last year at $2,195,000, plus the property taxes generated by real growth, which means inflationary incre…