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Roselle finance director previews 2026 budget, proposes new fees and cuts $250,000 from property-tax request
Summary
Finance Director Tom Dahl told the Village of Roselle board he reduced the proposed property tax request by $250,000, cited inflation and personnel as primary cost drivers, and outlined proposals for Dec. 1 that include expanding the amusement tax to streaming and raising video-gaming and utility surcharges for further discussion.
Finance Director Tom Dahl presented the Village of Roselle's budget update to the village board on Nov. 10, saying staff cut the property-tax request by $250,000 and would use general-fund reserves to cover the reduction.
"We reduced again, the property tax by $250,000," Dahl said, summarizing changes to the scorecard and explaining the projections are a plan, not a guarantee. He said that if assumptions hold, the projected fund balance would be about 42% of expenditures at year-end.
Dahl told trustees the main drivers…
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