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Ridgewood council adopts 2026 municipal budget with 3.98% increase
Summary
The Ridgewood Village Council on May 13 adopted the 2026 municipal budget, approving a 3.98% increase amid sharp rises in health-care and fuel costs; council leaders credited staff for limiting the rise and maintained no cuts to essential services.
The Ridgewood Village Council adopted its 2026 municipal budget at the May 13 regular meeting, approving a 3.98% increase over the 2025 spending plan.
Council members said the increase reflects steep cost pressures this year, including a large jump in health-care benefits and higher fuel and snow-removal costs that affected municipal operations. Keith (the village manager) and CFO Bob Rooney presented four state-required technical amendments before the final vote and said the changes did not alter the overall bottom line.
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