Maricopa County expected to approve new budget
May 20
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a tentative FY2026 budget, which focuses largely on public safety, infrastructure and capital project investments. The budget also includes a small cut to the overall property tax rate.
Thomas Galvin, Chairman at the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss more on the budget.
Galvin discussed the new elections center and how the County is handling negotiations with the Arizona Diamondbacks and any renovations to Chase Field.
“Well the D-Backs initially sold the legislation as tax recapture saying that if you buy a if you buy a ticket and a hot dog and a t-shirt at the stadium, the sales tax generated would be plowed back into repairing the building if you don’t watch baseball or go to Chase Field you don’t have to worry about it. Unfortunately there was an amendment to the bill that was going to scoop out general fund money even from the county which prompted us to be opposed to the bill,” Galvin said.
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