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Utah County held a public hearing Wednesday for its proposed 2026 budget, which is scheduled to be approved and adopted by the Board of Commissioners on Dec. 17. On the heels of a 48% property tax hike in 2025, the county does not plan on raising taxes this year. Perhaps because of that, Wednesday’s meeting went without any public comment. The budget projects more than a $10 million increase in general fund revenue, for a total general fund budget of $168,850,710. The growth comes largely from a projected $4 million increase in property tax revenue to approximately $89.2 million, and ...