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Leesburg budget proposal includes modest increases for boards and commissions; tree commission funding prompts debate
Summary
The proposed FY 2026 budget includes a net increase for boards and commissions, a $100,000 increase for public arts piano maintenance and $20,850 in unfunded commission requests; councilmembers debated whether the tree commission's $13,200 request should come from the tree bank reserve or general fund.
Town staff summarized proposed FY 2026 budget changes for Leesburg's 14 boards and commissions and invited council questions about specific requests.
Key items: The proposal includes a net $100,000 increase for the Commission of Public Arts to cover piano maintenance, cost-of-living adjustments tied to employee COLAs for the planning commission and BAR (Board of Architectural Review), and a reclassification of $36,000 in traffic-management costs into the RTC budget for transparency. Staff…
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