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Charlottesville council adopts 2026 legislative agenda; prioritizes homeless services, transit, schools funding and energy hub
Summary
City Council adopted a consolidated 2026 legislative agenda, prioritizing four funding and policy requests for the General Assembly: a school‑facility funding option, $2.5M for homeless services, $3.5M/year for transit improvements, and a $600K LEAP Energy Resource Hub request.
Charlottesville City Council adopted its 2026 legislative agenda after consolidating recommendations from commissions, city staff and community groups.
Councilors agreed to highlight a short list of priority funding requests and policy positions for the city’s state delegation. The top priorities the council approved to place on a one‑page priority list were: (1) legislative authority for a sales‑tax mechanism to support school facility construction (a local option sales tax proposal); (2) funding to support homeless services, listed as $2,500,000 in the packet; (3)…
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