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Mayor reports modest revenue gains, unveils veterans park fundraiser and holiday aid plans
Summary
A city official reported a strong October start to fiscal year 2026 (sales tax +2.5% year‑over‑year; lodging +9.8%; gasoline tax up markedly), announced a $1.28 million Veterans Memorial Park fundraising campaign, a $100,000 donation to the Heart of Alabama Food Bank (reported to fund 500,000 meals) and an inaugural turkey giveaway on Nov. 22.
A speaker addressing the Montgomery City Council delivered a month‑opening fiscal update and a slate of community announcements, saying October 2025 provided an encouraging start to fiscal year 2026.
The speaker said "sales and use taxes collections grew by 2 and a half percent when comparing October 2025 to October 2024," and that collections were 5.2% higher than September 2025. Lodging tax revenue rose 9.8% year‑over‑year, the speaker said, and attributed part of the increase to recent hospitality openings, including an "elevation convenience center and hotel" (opened Oct. 8, 2025) and a Home2 Suites by Hilton that opened in July 2025. He also reported a 46% year‑over‑year increase in gasoline tax revenue for October, noting the rise reflected collections tied to an additional 3¢ per‑gallon city gasoline tax earmarked for road paving and bridge repairs. By contrast, alcoholic beverage tax collections were down nearly 25%…
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