City Council Special Formal Meeting, 4/15/2026

Virginia Beach City Council · April 15, 2026

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Mayor calls special formal session; agenda and bond totals announced

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Mayor Bobby Dyer called a special formal session under Virginia Beach City Code 2-21 to take public comment on the FY2026-27 operating budget and capital improvement program. He listed proposed debt and fee items: $72,827,365 in general obligation bonds; $22,506,000 in water and sewer utility revenue bonds; $21,057,315 in stormwater utility revenue bonds/loans; proposed increases to water and sewer fees; and a boundary modification to create the Pembroke Square special service district (SSD) to dedicate certain tax revenues to the project.

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At a special Virginia Beach City Council session April 15, residents and restaurant owners delivered public comment urging council to reduce or repeal the city's 6% meals tax, which speakers said stacks with the 6% sales tax to create a 12% burden on prepared food purchases. The session was called to take public input on the FY2026-27 operating budget, capital improvements and a set of proposed bond authorizations.

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