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Blacksburg council adopts FY 2025–26 operating budget ordinances and approves utility and solid-waste fee increases
Summary
The Blacksburg Town Council voted to approve the fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget (amended ordinance 20‑76) and separately adopted ordinance 20‑77 to raise water, sewer and solid-waste/recycling fees; Vice Mayor Michael Sutphen recused himself from parts of the budget vote.
The Blacksburg Town Council approved its fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget by passing amended ordinance 20‑76 and separately adopted ordinance 20‑77 to increase fees for water, sewer, and solid-waste and recycling services.
Council took the budget up as unfinished business. The council first approved amended ordinance 20‑76 with the exemption of certain sections (noted in the meeting as section 4a(2) and sections 6 and 7) that were to be voted on separately. The motion to approve the amended ordinance with those exemptions carried on a roll call vote. The council then voted to approve the exempted sections; that…
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