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Bristol adopts FY2026 budget, cites landfill costs and boosts for first responders
Summary
Bristol City Council approved the fiscal year 2025–26 budget on May 27, 2025, effective July 1, 2025. Council members highlighted increased spending for public safety and ongoing landfill remediation expenses; the council adopted the ordinance on a 4-1 vote.
The Bristol Virginia City Council on May 27 adopted its fiscal year 2025–26 budget, which becomes effective July 1, 2025. The ordinance passed on a 4–1 roll-call vote, with Councilmember Pollard recorded as the lone dissent.
The budget ordinance appropriates $95,298,016 for the general fund and includes line items across city and school funds; the reading adopted by council lists combined appropriations for operating and capital funds and fixes tax rates for fiscal year 2026. Councilmembers said the measure includes targeted increases for police and fire to support recruitment and retention.
City staff presented the city’s fiscal outlook for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Tamara, the staff member who presented the financial report, said, “this is the…
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