The end of the week has rolled around again which means it is time to scramble out another audio edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement.

This time around there is a big focus on municipal budgeting because the purpose of Town Crier Productions is to focus on the details of revenues and expenditures with a hope toward greater community understanding. At least, that’s the way this version of Sean Tubbs is programmed.

In this edition:

• Charlottesville City Council has adopted a budget for the next fiscal year that increased the real property tax rate by a penny, one fewer cent than had been proposed (full story here!)
• Albemarle Supervisors have a few remaining decisions to make for the county’s FY2027 budget (read the story)
• Albemarle and Charlottesville commemorate Dark Sky Week (read the story)
• A preview of the Week Ahead