The budget that I proposed and will get approved in a few weeks, God willing, it's $1.40. What? Oh, yeah. And it's a combination of two things. Our property tax collection... they're lower in 2026 than when I was elected in 2020, and it's lower than it was in 2008. So that's one part of the formula. And the second is we've had significant economic growth, like almost doubled the property value in the 12 years I've been to the county. (33:15–33:29)
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