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South Burlington proposes $55.8 million municipal budget with modest property tax increase and investments in public safety, infrastructure
Summary
City Manager Jesse Baker presented a $55.8 million citywide FY26 municipal budget that would raise $22 million from property taxes, seek a 3.3 percent tax-rate increase and fund library Sunday hours, pavement work and increased funding for community outreach and transit.
South Burlington City Manager Jesse Baker on Monday presented a proposed $55.8 million fiscal year 2026 municipal budget that would raise about $22 million from property taxes and includes a proposed 3.3 percent municipal tax-rate increase.
Baker described the proposal as a "level services" budget that maintains current public-safety and public-works staffing while prioritizing affordability and non-property-tax revenue sources. The proposal would fund continued investment in emergency services and a community outreach program that embeds Howard Center outreach workers with police, invest additional pavement funds in the capital-improvement plan and add Sunday hours at the public library.
Baker said the city’s FY26 request includes an assumed 1.5 percent grand-list growth and an assumed 20 percent increase in tax increment financing (TIF) district revenue tied to development in the city center. The municipal budget also…
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