Village of Fredonia residents will see their property taxes jump by almost 66% for this upcoming fiscal year. That after trustees adopted the 2025-2026 budget during Monday's Village Board meeting. The vote on the approximately $12.8 million spending plan was 3-2, with Jon Espersen, Ben Brauchler and Nicole Siracuse voting in favor of it. Espersen cited the need to have an on-time budget as one of his reasons for approving it...
Jon Espersen: reasons for approving budget
The deadline to pass it was Thursday. Before that vote, Paul Wandel made a motion to table the resolution for the budget...
Paul Wandel: want to table it for further discussion
Michelle Twichell seconded Wandel's motion. However, that motion failed by a 3-2 vote. Trustees also approved a local law to override the state tax cap. The vote on that measure was 4-1, with Twichell the lone opponent. The 2025-2026 spending plan contains a property tax rate of $61.29 per thousand, a 65.9% increase from the current fiscal year.
