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Finance director: July revenues boosted by delinquent collections and large permit for Carilion project
Summary
Director of Finance Margaret Lindsay told council July fiscal results showed unusually strong permit revenue from a Carilion Cancer Center building permit and delinquent personal property tax collections; staff cautioned the July numbers are volatile because of the fiscal-year timing and a software migration last year.
Margaret Lindsay, director of finance for the City of Roanoke, presented the city's monthly budget report for July during the Sept. 2 council meeting and highlighted several items that produced an unusually strong first-month picture for fiscal 2026.
Lindsay said personal-property-tax receipts recorded as $2,400,000 for the month and that amount is almost exclusively delinquent collections. She warned…
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