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Albemarle supervisors weigh housing, agency grants and reserves in FY27 work session
Summary
Supervisors debated using contingency and one‑time funds to boost the Affordable Housing Investment Fund (AHIF), increase emergency relief and nonprofit support, and whether to reallocate economic development money; staff will return data on fuel reserves, economic development spending history and Dogwood Memorial funding.
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors spent much of its April 1 budget work session discussing where to place roughly $1.2 million in discretionary funds as it finalizes the fiscal 2027 proposal.
At the start of the session, Assistant Chief Financial Officer Andy Bowman outlined potential source buckets — reserve contingencies, one‑time funds and the board’s strategic priority reserve — and told supervisors there is financial capacity to reallocate modest amounts without jeopardizing the minimum reserve. Supervisors then debated whether to prioritize the Affordable Housing Investment Fund, one‑time or ongoing increases to the Albemarle County Emergency Relief…
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