Fredonia Village Board Sets Hearings for Budget with Proposed 55% Tax Hike
4/1/2025 1:23:22 PM
By Greg Larson, News Director
The Village of Fredonia has set a series of special meetings with department heads to discuss the village's proposed 2025-2026 budget. A total of five budget hearings were approved during Monday's Board of Trustees meeting, with the first one scheduled for Thursday. During the public portion of the meeting, former village trustee James Lynden expressed concern over the $8.25 million proposal, saying that the tax increase it contains won't be enough to get the village out of the red...
James Lynden: have to cut expanses dramatically
WDOE News first reported last Friday that Ferguson's proposal would raise property taxes by nearly 55%. Lynden also warned trustees that if they don't reduce spending, an even larger tax increase would have to be made the following year. Ferguson's proposal calls for a spending increase of roughly $840,000 from this year's budget. A public hearing will be scheduled after the five budget hearings are completed.
The budget hearings have been scheduled for the following dates and times:
