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Leesburg council hears FY2026 budget; delays two engineering hires and approves several one-time allocations
Summary
At a budget work session, staff presented the FY2026 proposed budget and long-term sustainability plan. Council directed staff to find additional cuts to close the gap, delayed two engineering hires until Jan. 1, 2026, and approved several small one-time appropriations from reserve funds.
The Leesburg Town Council held a FY2026 budget work session at the Ida Lee Recreation Center where Town Manager Owen Dentler and Budget Officer Tamara Kiesecker presented a proposed budget, the town’s long-term sustainability plan and a range of staffing and capital requests.
Dentler told council the town maintains a AAA credit rating and healthy reserves but faces a budget gap for FY2026 partly tied to the council’s prior decision to eliminate the vehicle license fee for tax year 2025; staff estimates the current FY2026 budget shortfall at about $906,000. Dentler and Kiesecker emphasized that the town’s long-term sustainability guide includes assumptions about potential revenue from data centers and the six-year capital improvement plan; they cautioned that data center receipts are uncertain and staff prefer using those funds in arrears once money is received.
Council debated several proposed recurring and one-time enhancements included in the manager’s…
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