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Menands adopts 2026–27 budget, approves one-time repayments and a 2.5% water/sewer rate increase
Summary
The Village of Menands adopted a balanced 2026–27 budget that includes a property tax rate increase and one-time charges to repay prior-year sewer relevies and an accumulated general-fund deficit; trustees also approved a 2.5% water and sewer rate increase for the May–October 2026 billing period.
The Village of Menands Board of Trustees approved a balanced 2026–27 budget on April 20 and adopted one-time charges intended to address prior-year accounting of water and sewer relevies and an accumulated general-fund deficit.
Don (village finance presenter) told trustees the board’s new municipal accountant found prior-year relevy receipts from Albany County had been posted to the general fund instead of being allocated to the water and sewer funds. The presenter said the water fund is owed $472,100 and the sewer fund $518,440 for the last three years; the board moved to address those amounts in the current tax bill. Trustee discussion and motions recorded in the meeting led to approval of the sewer repayment charge, which was presented to the board as $1.69 per $1,000 of assessed value.
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