That's a combination of we've had a fair amount of economic growth in Washington county in that time and we've held the line flat on property taxes in that time. Actually, The property tax collection for 2026 is lower than it was when I was first elected county executive in 2020 and lower than it before the Great Recession. So all good news for property taxpayers. Maybe the not so good news for property taxpayers is really other taxing jurisdictions, specifically school districts, and really no criticism necessarily of … (15:42–15:53)
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