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Pittsylvania County finance committee previews tight FY2027 budget, flags water, landfill financing
Summary
County finance staff told supervisors on Feb. 17 that FY2027 requests top $100.4 million while revenues currently support about $94 million, highlighting $5.6 million and $8.2 million financing needs for a waterline and landfill phase and potential pressure to raise rates or taxes.
Pittsylvania County finance staff told the Board of Supervisors’ finance committee on Tuesday that FY2027 spending requests total about $100,356,092 while current revenue estimates only support roughly $94,000,000, leaving a multimillion-dollar gap to close before the March 10 balanced-budget deadline.
Miss Vanderheide, presenting the committee’s FY2026 year-end projections and FY2027 preliminary plan, said building-permit growth added about $75 million in assessed value but that other revenue categories remain uncertain. “I’m just the bearer of just telling you what you’ve got and what I see,” Vanderheide said, summarizing conservative assumptions used to project revenues.
Why it matters: the county faces near-term capital and operating financing needs that will affect tax and rate-setting choices. Vanderheide said county leadership must consider how to cover debt service for key projects and rising departmental requests while preserving reserve and service…
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