{"id":425117,"date":"2026-09-03T15:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/425117\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:56:15","slug":"allen-officials-to-hold-sept-8-public-hearing-on-proposed-tax-rate-157m-general-fund-budget-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/425117\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen officials to hold Sept. 8 public hearing on proposed tax rate, $157M general fund budget | Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allen<\/a> residents will have an opportunity to share their feedback on the city\u2019s proposed budget and tax rate at an upcoming meeting.<\/p>\n

Allen City Council will meet at 6 p.m., Sept. 8 for a work session, and a regular meeting, including a public hearing<\/a> on the city\u2019s proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget and tax rate, will follow at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Council members unanimously approved setting Sept. 8<\/a> as the date for the public hearing for the city\u2019s proposed FY 2026-27 budget and tax rate at an Aug. 11 meeting.<\/a><\/p>\n

The proposed property tax rate is $0.4147 per $100 of assessed valuation, which is a $0.0007 decrease from FY 2025-26, per city documents. The city of Allen\u2019s tax rate has been decreasing each year since FY 2017-18, city documents state.<\/p>\n

In Allen, the median-valued single-family home is valued at $554,790 in 2026, which is a $10,154 increase from the previous year, according to city documents<\/a>. If the proposed tax rate is approved, the annual property tax bill for the median-valued home would be $2,042, or approximately $170 per month, city documents state.<\/p>\n

Diving in deeper<\/p>\n

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Allen officials are predicting $157.3 million in general fund revenue and expecting the same amount in expenses, resulting in a balanced general fund budget, per city documents.<\/p>\n

City officials are predicting the city will end FY 2025-26 with a balance of $43.6 million in its general fund, according to city documents. With the proposed balanced budget, the city would end FY 2026-27 with the same $43.6 million fund balance.<\/p>\n

Council members are expected to vote on the proposed budget and tax rate following the public hearing at the Sept. 8 meeting, per city documents.<\/a><\/p>\n

Get involved<\/p>\n

Council will meet at Allen City Hall, located at 305 Century Parkway. The full meeting agenda<\/a> can be accessed through the city\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

The meetings will also be livestreamed on the city\u2019s website for those unable to attend in person.<\/p>\n

Community members who wish to speak for or against the proposed budget are encouraged to attend the meeting to voice their opinions, city documents state<\/a>. Individuals wishing to speak can register online.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Allen residents will have an opportunity to share their feedback on the city\u2019s proposed budget and tax rate…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[147801,55589,147800,55590,147802,1604,147803,160,162,161],"class_list":["post-425117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-allen-budget-fiscal-year-2026-27","tag-allen-city-council","tag-allen-meeting-agendas","tag-allen-news","tag-allen-tax-rate","tag-community-impact","tag-how-to-speak-during-public-comment-at-an-allen-council-meeting","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}