Nottoway supervisors hear public on $59.3 million FY2026 budget and proposed Fire/EMS tax levy; vote postponed to next week

Nottoway County supervisors held a public hearing on May 20 on a proposed $59,286,434 fiscal year 2026 budget that would create a new Fire and EMS tax fund and change multiple real‑estate and personal‑property tax rates; the board opened public comment and postponed a final vote until a meeting next week.

Logan Presley, a staff presenter, summarized the budget to the board: “The 25, 26 fiscal year budget is proposed at a total of $59,286,434. This is an increase of $7,112,259 from fiscal year 20 25. To balance the fiscal year 26 budget, $983,672 of fund balance transfers are needed.” Presley also described the new Fire and EMS fund, saying, “The new fund would be broken down as follows. Fire and EMS real estate tax is gonna be at 7¢ per 100 for a total of $875,000. Fire and EMS personal property tax is gonna be at 63¢ per 100 for a total of $598,500.”

The nut graf: the proposed budget includes a new dedicated Fire and EMS fund intended to generate roughly $1.47 million for local emergency services; the hearing drew detailed public comment about EMS finances, volunteer staffing and county oversight, but supervisors did not adopt the budget at the meeting and scheduled the formal vote for next Thursday.

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