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Aberdeen adopts $21.5 million budget, holds property tax rate at $0.42
Summary
The Aberdeen Town Board on May 27 adopted the Fiscal Year 2025–2026 operating budget of $21,500,188, kept the property tax rate at $0.42 per $100 valuation, approved a 6% cost-of-living increase for staff and enacted several fee and rate changes including modest residential garbage and utility volume increases.
The Aberdeen Town Board on May 27, 2025 approved the town’s Fiscal Year 2025–2026 budget, adopting a $21,500,188 operating plan that keeps the property tax rate at $0.42 per $100 valuation and authorizes personnel and capital spending for the coming year.
Town Manager Paul Sabiston told the board the proposed budget includes General Fund expenditures of $15,542,164 and Water & Sewer expenditures of $5,958,024. Sabiston said the town provided a $2,500 employee retention bonus last year and completed capital work including the Sportsplex playground and walking trail and the Talbooth Street parking lot; renovation of the new library site is ongoing.
The budget preserves the current tax rate of $0.42 per $100 valuation; Sabiston said that rate was lowered from $0.49 in FY 2022–23 and held at $0.42 last year. He reported total property valuations increased about 5%, from $1,657,399,903 in 2024 to a projected $1,736,121,533 for 2025, which helps revenue projections.
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