First reading of Lynchburg’s proposed budget, with reduced resident fees, set for Tuesday

First reading of Lynchburg’s proposed budget, with reduced resident fees, set for Tuesday

The Lynchburg City Council is set to move one step closer to approving the city’s 2027 fiscal year spending plan at its meeting Tuesday, after some budget tweaks were introduced to waive residents’ trash and motor vehicle license fees for another year.  The city’s proposed budget is considered a “maintenance budget” designed to carry on the city’s current level of operations without making cuts, raising taxes or introducing new citywide initiati…