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Chamblee presents flat $35.9M FY2026 general fund budget; council hears proposed sanitation fee increases
Summary
Budget staff proposed a flat FY2026 general fund of $35.9 million, highlighted bond-funded park projects and investments in a real-time crime center; Public Works recommended phased residential and commercial sanitation fee increases to address an ongoing enterprise fund deficit.
City budget staff presented the proposed FY2026 budget at the Dec. 11 Chamblee work session and outlined key investments and assumptions.
Daria Chrysikus, Budget and Strategy Manager, summarized the proposed budget as a flat general fund at $35,900,000, based on a planning assumption of a 6.25‑mill rate for tax projections. The budget includes continued investment in renewable energy infrastructure, technology for the soon-to-open real-time crime center and an economic development strategic…
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