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Clarkdale presents FY2025–26 budget proposal totaling about $47.3 million
Summary
Town staff presented a proposed FY2025–26 budget that keeps the property tax rate flat, relies heavily on grant funding for capital projects and increases contingency to $2 million amid revenue declines.
Town Manager Felicia Beltran and staff presented the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget to the Clarkdale Town Council on May 13, describing a spending plan of roughly $47.3 million and outlining assumptions, risks and major capital projects. No action was taken; council will consider a tentative budget on May 27 and adopt a final budget in late June.
Beltran told the council the proposed budget shows about a $4 million increase over the current year largely driven by grants and donations rather than taxes or fees. She said staff’s recommendation is to hold the town’s primary property tax rate flat at 1.344 to avoid increasing local tax burden amid declining state shared revenue and lower sales-tax receipts tied to reduced…
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