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Williamsburg finance director reports modest revenue gains, flags amphitheater appropriation and potential unionization costs
Summary
City finance presenter Miss Damron told council January revenues were modestly ahead of last year across several taxes and noted a $5 million amphitheater appropriation carried forward; council asked staff to analyze potential fiscal impacts if state legislation enabling municipal workforce unionization advances.
Miss Damron told Williamsburg City Council on Feb. 12 that January revenue snapshots show broad, modest growth from a year earlier. Sales tax receipts for the month were about $2.6 million, representing roughly 43% of the annual budget and a roughly 5% increase from the prior year, she said. Room lodging tax receipts were at about 53% of budget (a reported 14.5% increase year over year, with staff cautioning some of that gain reflects delinquent collections), while meals tax was roughly 47% of budget and about 1% ahead of last year.…
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