City planners received heated comments from Virginia Village residents and neighbors at a well-attended final workshop to solicit community feedback. A request for development proposals is scheduled for May.
FY2027 expenditures increases the operating budgets of the City Schools and General Government to cover staff salary increases and removes vacant positions. Cuts to street maintenance and affordable housing fund.
The $134 million FY2027 budget is 0.8% less than last year’s but it contains a 3.4% increase for the City and 4.1% for the School operating budgets that require a 6.6% increase in tax revenues to fund it.
The City seeks public feedback on small area plans affecting Virginia Village but not on the request for proposals it plans to issue.
3 large transportation projects and expanding sewer capacity are the main reasons for the massive FY2027-2032 CIP. The City is also laying the groundwork for upgrades to the storm water system.
City Council voted for a new 10% tree canopy ordinance for commercial properties. Staff wants this to be followed by changes to City policies for even more canopy, as neighboring jurisdictions have done.
City presses ahead with plans to issue a request for proposals to nonprofit developers this spring.
The C&I tax, up to 12.5 cents/$100 of assessed value, would apply only to non-residential commercial properties and be used for expanding transportation infrastructure.
Lee Park II continues the trend in the T-Zone for luxury townhomes. This project has to accommodate a restrictive covenant and serious stormwater issues. Staff is showing some strain accommodating the new approval process.
