Danville City Council has closed the books on another budget season. The panel unanimously approved a $285.6 million dollar spending plan that includes no tax rate increases. That’s nearly two-percent
Southwest, Central Virginia budgets fared better than expected during COVID-19 pandemic
Roanoke is projecting about a surprising $9.5 million increase in revenue
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ROANOKE, Va. – Crunching the numbers, Roanoke City’s looking a lot better than expected for the Fiscal Year 2022.
The city’s projecting about a $9.5 million increase in revenue. During the council meeting on Monday afternoon, City Manager Bob Cowell said he was shocked.
“I would not have believed that a year ago. Where we were a year ago, was preparing for really the significant fallout we anticipated coming from COVID, particularly tied to revenue,” said Cowell.
The surprising trend has been seen across Central and Southwest Virginia.