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Fluvanna administrator proposes FY27 budget with modest tax increase, major CIP tied to Dominion funds
Summary
The county administrator proposed a $160.9 million FY27 spending plan and recommended raising the real-estate rate to $0.76 per $100 (up from $0.75), citing CIP needs (including a Dominion-funded water project), new positions and health insurance/COLA assumptions; board asked for follow-up modeling on revenues and impacts.
County staff presented the fiscal year 2027 proposed budget and multi-year projections, laying out operating needs, staffing additions and capital projects.
The administrator said the proposed real-estate tax rate is 76 cents per $100 of assessed value, up from 75 cents, producing an estimated 1.33% tax increase for the average homeowner; the personal property tax rate would remain at $4.10 per $100. He described a total proposed budget a little over $160.9 million, with a $42.4 million net increase in CIP primarily driven by a Fort Pond water-supply project financed by Dominion proffer funds.
Why it matters: the presentation shows planned one-time capital spending (many projects funded by Dominion contributions) and recurring costs including health-insurance increases (budgeted at 8%) and personnel costs (a 2% cost-of-living adjustment included for county staff). The administrator also proposed eight new or upgraded positions for operations and public safety, and recommended funding for design work on a new government center and Pleasant Grove water infrastructure.
Representative figures from the proposal: proposed real-estate tax rate $0.76 per $100; total budget roughly $160,900,000; proposed COLA 2% for county staff; health-insurance contingency included for an assumed 8% premium increase; CIP items include a Dominion-funded Fort Pond water supply project (about $43.1 million of proffered funds) and $500,000 of Dominion funds directed to parks projects.
Board questions and next steps: supervisors asked for modeling on revenue scenarios, more detail on permit- and development-driven revenues (building permits, Colonial Circle buildout), and clarification about how large projects would be financed (fund balance vs. debt service). The board set a schedule for budget work sessions and public hearings: work session Feb. 11, adoption planned April 8, with a public hearing on April 1.
Quote: "the real estate tax rate that is being proposed is 76' per $100, which currently for fiscal year 26 [is] 75' per $100," the administrator said as he outlined the tax and revenue assumptions.
