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Amelia County staff outlines proposed FY27 budget, recommends about $4 million in capital projects and a meals-and-lodging tax
Summary
At an Amelia County workshop, county staff presented a proposed FY27 operating budget of about $29 million, recommended roughly $4 million in capital improvements (prioritizing school HVAC work), proposed a meals-and-lodging tax estimated to bring in about $472,000, and warned of roughly $1.1 million in unfunded mandates.
Amelia County staff presented a proposed FY27 operating budget and capital improvement priorities at a workshop, urging the board to adopt a realistic slate of projects while exploring a new meals-and-lodging tax to diversify revenue.
The staff member leading the presentation said the county received about $13 million in CIP requests but recommended trimming that to roughly $4 million for the coming fiscal year, saying, “Total requested was 13,000,000. I don't think any county our size and tax base could fund that,” and proposing the school system’s HVAC replacement as the top priority.
Why it matters: staff described structural pressures—rising operating costs, reduced outside revenue, and state funding uncertainty—that leave the county with limited capacity to add projects without new revenue or cuts. The presenter said the operating budget proposal covers county services (excluding school…
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