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Supervisors set public hearings on FY26 CIP and VPSA debt after narrow vote to advertise county administrator's budget
Summary
The board voted to advertise public hearings for the fiscal-year 2026 capital plan, VPSA school debt and the county's proposed budget after a substitute motion passed 4—3; the decision sets dates for public comment and triggers detailed hearings on tax rates.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted March 18 to advertise public hearings for the county administrator's proposed fiscal-year 2026 budget, the 10-year capital improvement program and potential Virginia Public School Authority (VPSA) bond issuance after a substitute motion passed 4—3.
Andrea Light, the county's chief financial officer, told the board that advertising the hearings does not bind the board to adopt a tax rate higher than advertised; it only sets the maximum that can be adopted without re-advertisement. Light presented the administrator's budget materials, including a proposed 5-cent increase in the real-estate tax rate in the initial staff package and…
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