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Amherst County staff proposes nearly $73 million FY27 budget, warns of a roughly $15 million shortfall
Summary
County staff presented a proposed full-expense FY27 budget near $73 million that includes 33 new position requests and a $4.1 million CIP; staff said projected revenues of about $58 million leave a gap that could require raising the tax rate to about 76.5¢ if the board sought to fund every request.
Amherst County staff presented a proposed full-expense Fiscal Year 2027 budget of roughly $73 million at a Feb. 17 Board of Supervisors workshop and urged supervisors to review a broad set of department requests before making decisions.
Tracy Morgan, who led the presentation, said the package includes the capital improvement program (CIP) requests, 33 new position requests and roughly $450,000 in equipment costs. Staff also included a $500,000 contingency and about $5.3 million in debt-service costs.…
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