Proposed FY2026 Budget at a Glance 

Total Budget Expenditures
$ 95,628,447 for all funds (General Fund, Stormwater Fund, Water and Sewer Fund, Golf Course Fund, Chestnut Grove Cemetery Fund and the Capital Projects & ARPA Fund). The total reflects an increase of 28.1 percent from the FY 2025 adopted budget of $ 74,632,183.

General Fund Total Expenditures
FY 2026 General Fund expenditures are $50,328,225, an increase of $5,659,202, or 12.7% percent, over the FY 2025 General Fund adopted budget expenditures of $44,669,023. This includes personnel, operations and maintenance, debt service and minor capital.

Real Estate Tax Rate
Increased one penny from $0.2600 to $0.2700 per $100 of assessed value.

One Penny on the Real Estate Tax Rate
Equivalent to approximately $552,141 in tax revenues (includes assessed value of public service corporations and real property assessments).

Average Residential Property Value
Projected at $560,939. Average Residential Real Estate Tax Bill $1,514,54 based on $0.2700 per $100 assessed value.

Personal Property Tax Rate
Remains at $0.00 per $100 assessed value.

Meals Tax
Increased from 3.75 percent to 4.0 percent.

Cigarette Tax
Remains at 75 cents per pack.

Business Professional and Occupational License Tax
For FY 2026, the town plans to raise the BPOL rates for two categories (Retail Merchants and Repair Services) for the town rates to align with Fairfax County rates.  It is anticipated that the rate update may generate over $100K additional BPOL revenue.

Motor Vehicle License Fee
Remains at $25 for private passenger and other vehicles weighing less than 4,000 lbs., and $32 for vehicles weighing in excess of 4,000 lbs.

Consumer Utility Tax
Tax based on the purchase of utility services within the corporate limits of the town. The amount of the tax for residential consumers contains a monthly cap of $3 per utility.

Sewer Service Rate
Increased from $8.93 in FY 2025 to $9.64 per 1,000 gallons of water consumption in FY 2026. The quarterly service charge per bill rendered shall be $15.95.

Sewer Availability Fee
Remains at $10,800 for new, single-family homes.

Sewer Lateral Repair and Replacement Program
Remains at $2 per year ($0.50 per quarter).

Water Service Rate
Increased from $4.08 in FY 2025 to $4.79 per 1,000 gallons of water consumption in FY 2026.

The quarterly service charge per bill rendered shall be $21.24. All water consumed during the peak use periods in excess of the average consumption of the preceding two winter quarter billing periods shall be charged an additional amount of $8.15 per 1,000 gallons.

Water Availability Fee
Remains at $7,800 in FY 2026 for new, single-family homes.

Recycling Fee
The proposed FY 2026 budget includes a fee increase of $5.00 per quarter and will be billed under the updated name "Solid Waste Fee".

Personnel
Personnel costs for all funds total $38,130,729, an increase of $2,844,016 or 8.1% when compared to FY 2025 adopted budget