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Victorville’s FY2025–26 budget prioritizes Mohave Drive rehab, library and police facility; staff warn of five‑year projection gap

Victorville City · July 7, 2025
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Summary

City finance officials say the newly effective FY2025–26 budget directs funds to road rehabilitation, a new library and a future police facility, adds 17 positions and a 3% COLA, and includes new development assessment funds — but a five‑year projection shows deficit spending that staff plan to monitor.

Victorville’s fiscal year 2025–26 budget has taken effect and centers on infrastructure and public‑facing projects while adding staff and new restricted funds, Deputy City Manager Janelle Davidson said in a city podcast episode.

"The budget is one of our most important policy documents for the city and it is a very big lift for the entire city," Davidson said. She described a roughly six‑month preparation process led by the finance department in which every department enters projections, capital requests and personnel needs for line‑by‑line review.

Key commitments in the adopted budget include continuing rehabilitation of Mohave Drive across segments from Highway 395 to the I‑15…

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