No property tax increase, employee raises included in proposed city of Longview budget

The city is proposing to spend $3.6 million in the 2026-27 budget year on employee raises. A 46-cent increase in sanitation rates and pay raises for city employeesThose are some of the highlights of the proposed 2026-27 budget that City Manager Rolin McPhee recently presented to the City Council. Property appraisals were up in Longview – $10.1 billion in the current budget compared to almost $10.3 billion for 2026-27. … This is truly a maintain what we’re doing and continue (budget),” McPhee said. The 2026-27 budget process did face challenges, though.