Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin, D-2, current vice chairman of the Board of Supervisors, presented a positive picture of the State of Maricopa County during a program at Fountain Hills Community Center Thursday, Sept. 19.
The event was hosted by the Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce.
Galvin was able to provide the background to support his upbeat assessment of county operations. Maricopa County is operating this year with a $3.8 billion budget, down 14% from the previous year, and according to Galvin the supervisors have been able to reduce the budget along with property taxes for several years running. He also noted that Maricopa County has one of the lowest per capita tax rates among the largest counties in the nation second only to Harris County, Texas (Houston).
