City Holds Line On Property Taxes

The City of Cumberland recently passed its Fiscal Year 2027 budget with good and bad news for city residents. While water and sewer rates will see an increase next year, Mayor Ray Morriss tells WCBC that the city has been able to keep the property tax rates for property owners the same for some time…

“The tax rate has remained the same now for the last eight years. I think it was in 2017 when the city last had their property tax increase. As an individual homeowner, your property taxes may have gone up because your house is assessed at a higher rate. That’s done by the state.’