Revised Village Budget Proposal Lowers Tax Rate Increase to 9.25%

After taking plenty of criticism from the public, Fredonia village officials have made some changes to the village's proposed 2024-2025 budget. Those revisions took place during a special budget meeting this week at Village Hall. Mayor Mike Ferguson says the changes resulted in a further reduction in the village's proposed property tax rate increase from 13% to 9.25%. Ferguson says adjustments in the areas of hiring firefighters and police officers allowed for that reduction...

Mike Ferguson: adjustments to fire and police

Ferguson adds that many state-mandated programs that were unintentionally removed, as well as the village's summer recreation program, have been put back into the budget...

Mike Ferguson: many programs are back in the budget

A second public hearing on the proposed $11.9 million budget will be held next Wednesday, April 24th at 7:00 PM.

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