Weigh in on the Budget! We Want to Hear from You!
Takoma Park City Manager Rob DiSpirito, and the mayor and council, invite you, our residents, to offer us your ideas and suggestions regarding next year’s city budget, which is now under development.
We want to solicit your insights in two new ways:
1) through a public budget forum on November 12 and
2) through a community-wide budget survey.
These opportunities will be in addition to the city’s traditional community budget engagement, which includes public hearings, public comment during council meetings, and conversations, emails, listservs, etc., with your elected mayor, councilmember, and city staff.
The Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, which will be adopted next May by the mayor and council, will formally begin July 1, 2025. Between now and next May, the budget is created by city staff, proposed by the city manager, reviewed and modified and then adopted by the mayor and council. This next city budget will be an especially challenging one financially, so your ideas and feedback are welcomed and necessary as we all contribute to this blueprint for Takoma Park.
1. Come to the Public Budget Forum!
Tuesday, November 12, 7–8:30 p.m.
Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Ave.
Engage and participate in the crucial dialogue for our budget process. This is a chance for you to share your thoughts about priorities for the next city budget.
2. Complete the Budget Community Survey
Due by December 2 at noon.
Community participation in the budget process is a high priority for the city administration, staff, and the mayor and city council. The Takoma Park Community Budget Survey is one way to share any ideas and innovations you think the city should consider as part of its upcoming fiscal year budget development.
The survey should take about ten minutes to complete.
Complete the Budget Community Survey here.
Please be aware that all information provided in connection with the survey will be included as part of the public record for the FY 2026 budget, ensuring complete transparency and your active involvement in the process.
This article appeared in the November Edition of the Takoma Park Newsletter. Check out this article and more on the City webpage.
