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A $23.4 million county budget amendment is headed to a September hearing—here is how to read it
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The proposal would move prior-year balances into named FY2027 uses. It is not a new $23.4 million tax bill, and it is not final before the public hearing.
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What is being proposed
Pittsylvania County has scheduled a September 15 public hearing on proposed FY2027 budget amendments totaling $23,436,295.08 across county, school, social-services, grant, capital and industrial-development funds. The packet would raise the FY2027 revenue and expenditure totals from about $268.7 million to about $292.2 million.
Most of the listed money is described as carryover, surplus, grant or other restricted funding from prior activity. An appropriation gives the county legal budget authority to spend it for the stated purposes; it does not prove that every project has already been purchased or completed.
How to examine the packet
Start with the department, amount, reason and line-item columns rather than the grand total alone. Ask whether the money is restricted, whether a procurement is still required and what measurable result the department expects.
- Hearing: 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, at 39 Bank Street in Chatham.
- Use the live county notice index before traveling in case details change.
- Reference the exact department and line item in a public comment.
- Treat every amount as proposed until the Board acts.
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Sources & verification
Primary 12-page county hearing packet dated for September 15, 2026; checked August 31, 2026.
Read the sourcePrimary index for current notices and later revisions; checked August 31, 2026.
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