DES presents FY26 budget with targeted cuts, service reductions and staff changes

Mar 4, 2025

Arlington Department of Environmental Services director Greg Emanuel outlined the department's proposed FY26 operating and capital budgets at a March work session, describing $1.3 million in reductions, several service-level cuts and the elimination or reclassification of a small number of positions while preserving most frontline staffing.

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Arlington Department of Environmental Services Director Greg Emanuel told the County Board at a March budget work session that the department's proposed FY26 budgets include roughly $1.3 million in reductions and a mix of targeted additions to support climate and customer-service efforts.

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