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Savannah Ford supervisors adopt $117.7 million FY26 budget and 2026–30 CIP; real estate tax rate held at 0.75
Summary
The Savannah Ford Board of Supervisors on April 23 adopted a $117.7 million fiscal 2026 operations budget, set the advertised real‑estate tax rate at 0.75 and approved the FY26–30 capital improvements plan, each by 5–0 votes. Officials and staff highlighted spending increases, new positions and unresolved streetscape design work with VDOT.
The Savannah Ford Board of Supervisors adopted a $117.7 million fiscal 2026 operations budget, set the advertised real‑estate tax rate at 0.75 and approved the FY26–30 capital improvements plan on April 23, each by 5–0 votes.
The actions set a real estate tax rate that staff said is above the equalized rate of 0.689 and, according to the county’s finance presentation, results in an 8.85% tax increase for the average homeowner. The board voted to appropriate funds for the adopted budget and to include a placeholder appropriation for a streetscape item in the capital improvements plan.
Finance staff member Miss Hill told the board, “The budget totals this year for FY '26 [are] $117.7 million. The real estate tax rate is currently advertised at 0.75, which is an increase above the equalized tax rate of 0.689. This results…
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