Innamorato eyes property tax hike to balance Allegheny County budget

Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato presents the proposed 2025 budget to County Council on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at the Allegheny County Courthouse in Downtown. This is her administration’s first budget proposal. (Photo by Anastasia Busby/PublicSource) Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato proposed a 2.2 mill property tax increase to shore up next year’s budget. If approved by council, it will be the first millage increase in more than a decade. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region.& Sign up for our free newsletters.” by Charlie Wolfson, PublicSource Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato proposed to increase the county’s property tax rate by 2.2 mills in 2025 during her budget presentation to County Council Tuesday evening. If approved by council, it would be the first increase to the county’s millage rate outside of a reassessment in recent memory. One mill equates to $1 taxed for every $1,000 assessed value. If a property is assessed at $100,000, 2.2 mills would come out to $220 per year in tax.& The county millage rate has been 4.73 since 2011. “We cannot cut our way to a balanced budget,” Innamorato said Tuesday. “We’re not going to drastically cut critical services that the people...