Goochland approves $148.5 million 2025-26 budget, keeps tax rate
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GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The Goochland County Board of Supervisors approved its nearly $150 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year beginning on July 1.
On Tuesday, April 15, county leaders voted to adopt a total budget of $148.5 million for 2025-26 -- roughly $12.5 million more than 2024-25. Despite the increase, Goochland residents can expect their tax rate to remain the same at $0.53 per $100 of assessed value.
The county explained its priorities for the fiscal year 2026 budget, which include:
- Education: $31.4 million going toward schools, a 5.7% (or $1.7 million increase) from last year
- Staffing: Approval of 13 new hires to support public safety and county operations, including 13 full-time positions: six Fire/EMS personnel, five sheriff’s deputies, one Assistant County Attorney and one Residential Plans Examiner
- Employee Pay: A 3.5% pay raise, and a one-time 1.5% bonus for all couny employees
This marks the eighth year of developing a 25-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which provides a plan to manage major infrastructure projects, "to meet the capital needs of the County and Schools," the county said in a press release.
The county plans to spend $6 million in the next fiscal year on investments, such as emergency technology, fire rescue, information technology and county and school facilities. Over the next five years -- from fiscal years 2026 to 2030 -- the total CIP investment will be $85.7 million.
