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Falls Church Council adopts FY2027 budget, approves half‑penny tax cut and related fee changes
Summary
The Falls Church City Council adopted the FY2027 budget and related ordinances, including a half‑penny reduction in the real estate tax and adjustments to utility and fee rates; council split new revenue with schools and earmarked street maintenance funds amid continued concern about road and pedestrian safety.
The Falls Church City Council on May 26 adopted the city's FY2027 budget ordinances, approving changes that include a half‑penny reduction in the real estate tax and a suite of fee and utility rate adjustments.
City staff told the council the package reflected council direction from prior work sessions: a 0.5¢ cut to the real estate tax, and roughly $700,000 in improved revenue results split so that $180,000 would go to the schools and $180,000 to street maintenance, while $174,000 originally proposed for the school capital improvement program was shifted into the school operating fund.
Why it matters: The budget sets operating and capital priorities for the…
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