Dane CountyFriday, November 13
Agard signs Dane County's 2027 budget, with $29.35 million for housing and shelter
The 608today team
Dane County's 2027 budget, titled "Turning the Corner," is now law. County Executive Melissa Agard signed it Thursday, after the County Board approved it Nov. 4.
Dane County's 2027 budget puts $29.35 million toward housing and shelter
- $861,125,920
- in operating expenditures
- $94,132,450
- in capital spending
- $283.2 million
- property tax levy set by supervisors
- $29.35 million
- in the capital budget for housing and shelter
Sources: WMTV 15 NEWS, Channel 3000
Housing and shelter is the county's largest area of investment, and supervisors added $7.25 million of it through their amendments. Agard said it will take more than that to support people without homes. She said the county can't do it alone: "we certainly would appreciate partnerships with municipalities across Dane County."
Most of Dane County's housing money goes to its Affordable Housing Development fund
Source: Channel 3000
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Affordable Housing Development fund | $20 million |
| Fair Chance Housing Fund | $4 million |
| Projects outside tax credits | $2.5 million |
| Salvation Army family shelter | $2.1 million |
| Permanent camping site | $0.75 million |
- Deficit: cut from about $31 million to around $15 million
- Veteran Services Office move: $1.1 million, into a county-owned building
- Human services restored: about $422,000
- Conservation Fund: $10 million
To pay for restoring human services cuts, the board froze two vacant deputy positions in the Sheriff's Office for 2027, saving $367,067. WORT-FM reports tempers flared during the Nov. 4 debate. That funding returns in the 2028 base budget, and the board asked the Sheriff's Office to post its draft body-camera policy for at least 30 days of public comment.
Sources: WKOW, WMTV 15 NEWS, Channel 3000, veronapress.com, WORT-FM 89.9