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City manager presents $403.7 million FY2026 budget; proposes meals tax to fund deferred maintenance
Summary
City Manager Val Marie Turner presented a proposed FY2026 general fund budget of $403.7 million, outlined goals to stabilize finances and raise employee pay, proposed a meals-tax increase to address facility maintenance, and released public meeting and adoption dates.
Roanoke City Manager Val Marie Turner outlined a proposed FY2026 general fund budget of $403,700,000 and identified three goals for the year: stabilizing the budget, enhancing employee compensation and making targeted infrastructure investments.
Turner told council members the proposed spending plan includes an incremental revenue increase of $24,600,000 compared with FY2025 driven by property taxes, other local taxes and permits, and a proposed 10% increase in the Fire/EMS medical transport fee. "This is the first step in the budget process," the episode…
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