Let’s Talk Budget: 2027 Dane County
postedCounty Executive Agard released her Executive Budget
The release includes capital and operating budgets.
Budget highlights:
- $10 million for the Dane County Conservation Fund
- $20 million for the Affordable Housing Development Fund
- Restoration of the 1% reduction in County employee wages implemented as part of the 2026 budget
- Restoration of the 1% reduction to purchase of service contracts
- $3.5 million for new voting equipment
- No elimination of filled County positions
- $17.3 million in capital improvements to County highways, supporting road, bridge and infrastructure projects
- $3 million for body-worn cameras for the Dane County Sheriff's Office
- Continued investment in the Dane County Regional Airport
- Investments in Dane County parks and trails
- Continued investment in youth and community justice initiatives
- Funding to prepare for the opening of Dane County's new landfill
- Continued support for mental health and human services
- Investment in housing and supportive services for people impacted by the opioid epidemic
- $2.1 million to support the Salvation Army's new shelter for women and families experiencing homelessness
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