March 25, 2026, Amherst County Board of Supervisors Budget Workshop

Amherst County board · March 26, 2026

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Staff presents Model A (58¢) and includes key budget items

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County staff (Tracy) outlined Model A (presented previously by Davenport), a cash/finance hybrid that would fund the full CIP this year and includes a 3% employee pay increase, a 14.4% health insurance increase, a $70,000 outside funding request, $1.9 million for schools, $42,000 for voting machines (spread over three years), $60,000 for a landfill compactor, $110,000 for EMS reserve capital, a $180,000 increase to Blue Ridge Jail, $165,000 for EDA incentives, and previously approved new positions. Staff said Model A comes in at a 58¢ tax rate.

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Amherst County workshop: staff and Davenport & Company presented three budget/CIP financing scenarios and the board directed staff to advertise a budget built around option C at a 58¢ tax rate to fund capital needs, with a public hearing and final adoption set for May.

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