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Roanoke council hears April financial report; officials flag personal-property and communications-tax risks
Summary
City finance staff told Roanoke City Council on June 2 that April revenues are largely on track but highlighted risks in the communications-tax base, high health-and-welfare spending tied to the Children's Services Act and near-term personal-property collections tied to a June deadline.
Roanoke City Council heard its April 2025 financial report on June 2, with Finance Director Margaret Lindsay and staff outlining year-to-date revenues and expenditures and answering council questions about personal-property taxation, overtime costs and the declining communications-tax base.
The report matters because it highlights budget pressures ahead of the fiscal year close, including a health-and-welfare line running at about 92 percent of budget through April and a communications-tax line at roughly 70 percent of its expected level. Lindsay warned the council those items could affect fiscal planning for fiscal 2026 and the 2027 budget…
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