The Town of Leland is pleased to announce the proposed budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 was formally submitted to Town Council on Feb. 19. This plan underscores a new approach to the Town’s commitment to enhancing public safety, promoting street and transportation safety, encouraging community connectivity, continuing operational excellence, and sustaining economic vitality, while also ensuring fiscal responsibility and transparency.
The proposed $56 million budget reflects a tax rate of 39 cents per $100 value and includes the following highlights:
- $5.5 million towards road resurfacing projects, starting a 20-year lifecycle program to resurface 5% per fiscal year
- Five new Police patrol officer positions for a second peak demand shift
- Five new Fire positions to fully staff apparatuses and prepare for a new station
- Three new internal support positions: Deputy Town Clerk, IT Technician, and Fleet position
- Nine additional Police vehicles for replacement and new positions
- One Fire apparatus vehicle
- Phase two of the traffic signal backup power project in coordination with the NCDOT
- $2 million in emergency contingency funds
The Town encourages public participation in the budget process. To help residents learn more about the proposed budget, Town staff will be holding a Budget Open House on March 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Town Hall, located at 102 Town Hall Drive. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about each department’s services and service improvement opportunities and speak to department leaders in a floating, open house format starting at 5 p.m. This will be followed by a brief presentation and question and answer session at 6 p.m.
The Budget Open House is an educational initiative intended to better inform residents about the content and value of the proposed budget. No Town Councilmembers will be in attendance. The opportunity to provide feedback to Council regarding the budget will be during the budget public hearing at the Town Council meeting on March 21 at 6 p.m.
Visit townofleland.com/budget25 for all budget information and a question submission form.
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