Washington County budget hearing: Spruill warns of dwindling reserve

May 27, 2026 at 07:45 pm by Dale-RB


PLYMOUTH — Washington County Commissioner Chairman John Spruill used last week’s public hearing on the proposed FY2026-27 budget to deliver a blunt assessment of the county’s financial trajectory, warning that a decade of tax rate stability has come at the cost of nearly $5 million in reserve funds — and that the margin for error is nearly gone.

 

 

For more information, check out the May 27, 2026, edition of the Roanoke Beacon.

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