Weigh In on the FY 2025 Budget Today
The County Manager is seeking your feedback to help guide the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
Arlington County is facing a $25-to-$40-million shortfall as our economy continues to evolve and adapt to changing realities. This means that the County must make difficult budget choices to continue being good stewards of taxpayer dollars. This is where you come in. We want your recommendations for balancing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Balancing the Budget
A difficult decision-making process lies ahead for Arlington as the County looks to balance revenue and expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year -- click to view the entire infographic on the FY 2025 County Budget to learn about budget pressures, options for balancing the budget, and opportunities for weighing in.
WATCH: How does the County Manager develop a balanced budget?
Highlights from FY 2023 Close-Out
At its Nov. 11 Meeting, the County Board heard public testimony and amended and voted on County Manager recommendations for close-out funds for the Fiscal Year 2023. Of the almost $47 million discretionary funding available, the Board approved one-time allocations of:
- $15 million to paydown a portion of Barcroft Apartment outstanding debt;
- $2.5 million to county land acquisition efforts;
- $3.0 million to reduce reliance on one-time monies support;
- $2.0 million to the Development Fund contingent;
- $1.1 million to time-sensitive public safety efforts;
- $750K to Teen & Disadvantaged Youth Programming;
- $200K to the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center contingent; and
- $150K to Department of Human Services recruitment and retention.
The remaining $21.6 million will be carried over to FY 2025 budget deliberations.
Guide to the FY 2024 Budget
Curious what happened last year? Take a look at the Guide to the FY 2024 Adopted Budget, highlighting investments made across housing assistance, human services, transportation, public safety, and the environment.
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