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Board adopts FY25 closeout, moves reserves and backfills emergency food aid as county faces tightening finances
Summary
The County Board adopted FY25 appropriation and closeout actions, moved $500,000 from WMATA contributions into a stabilization reserve, and appropriated $350,000 from reserves to Human Services to support food aid during the federal shutdown. Board members warned fiscal pressures are mounting, with housing and shelter costs already running several million over budget.
The Arlington County Board voted on Nov. 18 to adopt the FY25 county government appropriation resolution and to reallocate year-end balances to legally restricted and board-priority categories. Among specific actions the board approved: a $500,000 appropriation from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority allocations into the stabilization reserve consistent with FY26 guidance, and a $350,000 use of stabilization reserves to provide…
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