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Sharpsburg council adopts FY26 budget and tax rates; approves pothole repairs and library purchases
Summary
At its June 2 meeting the Sharpsburg Mayor and Council adopted Ordinance 25-01 to adopt the FY26 budget and tax rates, approved $21,949 in road repairs to Alley 10 and Chapline Street box culvert, and approved library-funded purchases (handicapped swing, interpretive marker, and bench) with town installation.
The Sharpsburg Mayor and Council adopted Ordinance 25-01, approving the town's fiscal year 2026 budget and tax rates during their June 2, 2025 regular meeting.
Mayor Russell Weaver presided over the meeting. Councilmember Heather Waters moved for introduction and passage of Ordinance 25-01; Vice Mayor Jacob Martz seconded the motion, which the council carried.
Why it matters: adoption of the FY26 budget and tax rates sets the town's revenue and spending levels for the coming year and enables planned projects and routine operations. The minutes do not include an itemized budget in the meeting text and do not report the vote tally.
Other motions approved: the council approved two roadway repairs recommended at an April 28 work session. Vice Mayor Jacob Martz moved and Councilmember Ed Beeler seconded a motion to retain Huntzberry Brothers to repair Alley 10 at $14,749.00 and to repair the Chapline Street box culvert at $7,200.00; the motion carried. The combined contract value for these two repairs is $21,949.00.
The council also approved library-funded purchases to benefit town parks: a handicapped swing for Sharpsburg Park, an interpretive marker for the Historic Park, and a bench (with a little library) for the pond. The items will be purchased through Hagerstown Main Library procurement and installed by the town; Vice Mayor Martz moved to approve and Councilmember Beeler seconded. The minutes do not list purchase prices.
The meeting record also shows routine approvals of meeting minutes and the April/May financial report. Several motions were recorded as "motion carried"; specific roll-call tallies were not provided in the minutes.
What comes next: the ordinance takes effect under the town's normal procedures (not specified in the minutes). The council scheduled follow-up committee meetings and routine project planning as noted in members' reports.
