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Waunakee board approves 2026 budget, sets tax levy and five-year equipment plan
Summary
After a public hearing, the Village of Waunakee approved its 2026 budget, five-year equipment replacement plan and the property-tax levy for the 2025 tax year; staff said changes trimmed the levy and modest personnel and benefit adjustments were included.
Waunakee approved its 2026 budget and five-year equipment replacement plan on a voice vote after a required public hearing. The board also adopted the property-tax levy for the 2025 tax year.
Renee (village staff), who presented the budget, said the most recent revisions produced a net decrease to the village tax levy of about $35,000 and trimmed the earlier projected average-home increase by roughly $9 from the initial figures presented to the board. She said the village had also recalculated a utility Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) that added roughly $30,000 to the budget.
The budget includes a late staffing request…
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