County BoardThursday, November 5
Dane County Board approves a 2027 budget that holds the levy at $283.2 million
The 608today team
If you pay Dane County property taxes, here's the number: the County Board adopted the 2027 budget Wednesday night with a $283.2 million levy, the same amount County Executive Melissa Agard proposed. The budget now heads to Agard for her signature.
Dane County's 2027 budget comes down to three figures
- $861,125,920
- in operating expenditures
- $94,132,450
- in capital spending
- $283.2 million
- property tax levy
Sources: Channel 3000, WKOW
Housing and shelter is the largest investment, at $29.35 million in the capital budget. Supervisors added $7.25 million of that through their amendments.
- $20 million for the Affordable Housing Development fund
- $4 million to restore the Fair Chance Housing Fund
- $1.1 million to move Veteran Services into a county-owned building
- About $422,000 restored for human services, mostly housing case management
- $10 million through the Dane County Conservation Fund
The board also revised language on the sheriff's $2.965 million body-worn camera program. It asks the Sheriff's Office to post its draft policy for at least 30 days of public comment, and supervisors called it an advisory resolution.
Sources: Channel 3000, WMTV 15 NEWS, WKOW