Burlington Approves Bold Budget Amid Tax Hikes

Burlington’s city council just greenlit a $112.6 million budget with a 10-1 vote, boosting downtown security and marketing while avoiding deep cuts and restoring staffing to pre-2010 levels. The plan includes a 6% property tax hike—$191 more per homeowner annually—and removes ticketed events from the gross receipts tax, costing the city $105K. Funds also support police training on fair policing and immigration law, following a recent federal raid. To close an $11M gap, the city will introduce a new tax on police/fire services and aggressively collect overdue fees. One councilor opposed the budget, calling it backward-looking and urging deeper cuts. The mayor’s next move? Hiring a new budget director to find efficiencies and new revenue streams. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/63f2d89a9a7f61af