Town of Webster 2027 Final Budget
Summary
Webster's 2027 budget is adopted. Town-wide property tax rate rises 4.2% to $5.76 per $1,000; sewer rates drop 3.3%. Total spending across all funds is roughly $56.3 million.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
Property owners outside the Village will pay about $0.23 more per $1,000 of assessed value; sewer customers will actually pay about $8.45 less.
All town residents benefit from maintained services; sewer users see a rate decrease.
Property owners facing the roughly 4% rate increase bear the added cost.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Town Board Agendas & Minutes - Oct 15, 2026
Webster's 2027 budget is adopted. Town-wide property tax rate rises 4.2% to $5.76 per $1,000; sewer rates drop 3.3%. Total spending across all funds is roughly $56.3 million.
Town Board Agendas & Minutes - Sep 17, 2026
Finance Director Paul Adams presented the 2027 tentative budget, which increases gross expenses by $3.2 million due to rising benefit and debt service costs. The town plans to use $7.8 million in fund reserves to stay under the tax cap, resulting in modest property tax rate increases.
Town Board Agendas & Minutes - Aug 6, 2026
The town is working through preliminary department budgets for 2027, balancing rising operational costs with strategic use of sales tax revenues and fund balances to keep property taxes steady. Pending union contract negotiations mean personnel costs will likely change before final adoption.
Town Board Agendas & Minutes - Jul 30, 2026
The Webster Town Board began reviewing initial budget requests for 2027 across multiple departments. Because union contracts expire at the end of 2026, employee COLA increases have not yet been factored in.
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