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Wendell adopts $65.6 million FY2027 budget; tax rate unchanged
Summary
The Wendell Board of Commissioners adopted the FY2027 budget totaling $65,627,993, keeping the property tax rate flat at $0.42 per $100 valuation. The budget includes a $2 increase in the monthly solid-waste fee, a stormwater residential fee increase, nine new positions and a multi-year capital program.
The Wendell Board of Commissioners adopted the town’s fiscal year 2026–27 budget, related ordinances, a new fee schedule and a pay plan at its June 8 meeting.
Town Manager Mr. Collins presented the budget, saying, “The total all-in budget for fiscal year 27 which runs July 1st 2026 to June 30th 2027 [is] 65,627,993.” He described the figure as a 12% increase from the prior year driven largely by capital project design and construction and inflationary costs. Mr. Collins recommended keeping the property tax rate flat at 42 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Key changes and highlights in the adopted budget include:
- Total all-in budget: $65,627,993 (FY2027). - Property tax rate: recommended and adopted to remain flat at $0.42 per $100 valuation. - Solid-waste fee: increased from $28 to $30 per month; the town set up a separate solid-waste fund for transparency. - Stormwater residential fee: increased from $75 to $120 per year (commercial properties charged based on impervious area/EQUs; unbuilt properties remain exempt). - Staffing: nine new positions were added for growth and service delivery; a 3% in-range pay adjustment was implemented to address compression after a recent pay study. - Capital program: about 65 capital projects are included across general fund, capital fund and utility fund; the budget includes multi-year borrowing plans supported by financial-adviser analysis.
Mr. Collins said the town remains well under its legal debt margin and that staff will continue working on the capital-improvement plan. The board moved to approve the budget, budget ordinances, capital-project ordinances, fee schedule and pay plan in a single set of motions; the motions passed with no opposition recorded in the transcript.
What happens next: staff will implement budget changes within department workplans, execute required ordinances and monitor capital projects and debt plans as outlined in the budget documents.
