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Manassas Park city manager presents FY27 budget plan, highlights $650,000 cost-of-living package and $2 million bathhouse proposal
Summary
City Manager Carl told the governing body the draft FY27 budget includes a 3% cost-of-living adjustment (~$650,000) and a proposed $2 million Signal Bay bathhouse in the capital improvement program; staff recommended using unassigned fund balance for one-time CIP projects if available and scheduled public hearings in May and June.
City Manager Carl presented the draft fiscal year 2027 budget at a Manassas Park work session, saying a 3% cost-of-living adjustment would cost “about $650,000 all told for this citywide” and that health‑care premium increases would add roughly $365,000 to next year’s budget.
Carl said state material funding covers much of the library’s operating materials and that the local contract with LSS funds 11 staff positions, enabling a 63‑hour weekly schedule. “The only thing we’re paying for is the contract and whatever sunk costs there are in the building,” he said, noting the…
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