Budget adopted with tax and fee changes
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City Council adopted the FY 2027 budget, setting a $979,063,681 General Fund operating budget and a $2,020,217,368 capital improvement program for FY 2027 to FY 2036. Council also kept the blended real property tax rate unchanged at $1.135 per $100 of assessed value while approving several fee and tax increases, including stormwater, parking, fire prevention, and business license rates.
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What this means
The budget approved for next year funds city services and long-term capital projects, including schools. For homeowners, the city’s blended real property tax rate stays at $1.135 per $100 of assessed value, but part of that rate is reserved for transportation and affordable housing. The Council also approved higher fees for some city services and utility programs, and it set the parking citation penalty at $55. Council rejected a proposal to add Sunday parking meter operations.
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- Adopted the FY 2027 operating budget and FY 2027 to FY 2036 capital improvement program
- Kept the blended real property tax rate unchanged at $1.135 per $100 of assessed value
- Set aside $0.022 of the property tax rate for the Transportation Improvement Fund and $0.01 for affordable housing beginning July 1, 2026
- Set the parking citation penalty at $55
- Increased the stormwater utility fee
- Increased fire prevention permit and testing/retesting fees
- Increased the BPOL tax rate for financial services businesses
- Updated fee schedules for the Office of Historic Alexandria, Planning & Zoning, and RPCA programs
- Increased parking meter and pay-by-phone rates
- Disapproved the ordinance to add Sunday parking meter operations
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