City Hall: Tax Cap or Bust, Budget War of Words; Welfare Reserve Account Gains Steam

City Hall: Tax cap or bust, budget war of words; welfare reserve account gains steam

Will there be a tax cap override this budget season — and if so, which of the Republican aldermen will join the Democrats on the board to become the needed 10th vote?

Richmond voters OK override, authorizing a budget that will raise taxes 8.6 percent

The ballot question at Thursday’s annual election passed by 174 to 51, avoiding the need to retool the fiscal 2027 town and school budget approved unanimously at the previous night’s annual town meeting.